| 词汇 | ecocide |
| 释义 | ecocide noun[ U ] environment specializeduk /ˈiː.kəʊ.saɪd/ us /ˈiː.koʊ.saɪd/ destruction of the natural environment of an area, or very great damage to it: （蓄意的）生态破坏，生态灭绝 We all know that carbon emissions are contributing to global warming and ecocide.我们都知道，碳排放会造成全球变暖和生态灭绝。 The long-term effects of this "ecocide" are that in Southern Vietnam around half of the mangrove ecosystems have not recovered. Acid rain has destroyed millions and millions of acres of forestry all across the region. In fact, in some places one is tempted to call it ecocide. The UK environmental lawyer is advocating a new law at the UN that would recognise "ecocide" as the fifth "crime against peace". The lack of suitable laws to prevent ecocide may yet prove to be the Achilles heel of global civilization. Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism environmentally reduce, reuse, recycleidiom runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester sequestration Examples of ecocideecocide Without such an understanding, we are led to ecocide, the self-destruction of the one ecosphere that sustains all human existence. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The term "possible ecocide" is not too much of an exaggeration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However throughout the negotiations, other crimes were considered for inclusion, including ecocide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The existing law of war could be used in the interpretation of what constitutes ecocide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Here, an individual responsible for the activity which has resulted in ecocide can be identified. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the following years making ecocide a crime was examined by working groups and mentioned in several studies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Proponents for a law of ecocide argue that to be effective ecocide should be made an international crime. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ecocide is thought by some green economists to be accelerated by debt instruments which demand a yield greater than the ecological capacity to renew. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He proposed that such breaches, where deliberate, reckless or negligent, be identified as ecocide where they entail serious, and extensive or lasting, ecological damage; international consequences; and waste. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Proponents for the criminalisation of ascertainable ecocide argue that it will act to prevent it and restore the damage once it is caused and open the doors to sustainable development. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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