Noun
ecocide (countable and uncountable, plural ecocides)
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
Synonym: geocide
The issue of corporate criminal responsibility for ecocide and other offences deserves in-depth analysis in a future report. Alfred de Zayas
The project, convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation at the request of Swedish parliamentarians, has been launched this month to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg war crimes trials of Nazi leaders in 1945. Source: Internet
Struggle for Land: Native North American Resistance to Genocide, Ecocide and Colonization. Source: Internet