Meaning of geocide | Babel Free

Definitions

The destruction of the earth, its ecosystems, or some part thereof, due to human activity.

uncountable

Examples

“[T]here is the inability of the Christian world to respond⟳ in any effective way to the destruction of the planet. […] There is this terrible lack of concern⟳ for biocide or geocide. We have⟳ no moral principles to deal⟳ with them. […] Somehow, when I was quite young, I saw⟳ the beginning of biocide and geocide.”

“[D]estruction of any species or the serious impairment of any part of the global environment should be seen as geocide, which deprives humans of their right to a healthy environment.”

“Two common terms used to characterize injuries to the environment include⟳ “geocide” and “ecocide,” terms particularly applicable to rain⟳ forest damage⟳ because it is irreparable.”

“It has also been suggested that environmental crimes might include⟳ the proposed crime of ‘ecocide’ or ‘geocide’, with proponents of this view⟳ attempting to draw⟳ parallels between destructive acts towards the environment and those against the qualifying groups for genocide. […] [M]any who advocate for the creation of either ecocide or geocide principally argue⟳ that the best place⟳ to try⟳ such crimes is through an apparatus created in a separate⟳ and environment-oriented treaty.”

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