Definition
Relating to or causing ecocide; describing actions or processes that result in the destruction of ecosystems or the natural environment.
Etymology
From ecocide with the adjectival suffix -al; ecocide itself combines 'eco-' (environment) from Greek 'oikos' (house) with '-cide' from Latin 'caedere' (to kill), literally 'killing the environment'.
Kelly Says
Ecocidal is gaining traction in legal frameworks—some countries now recognize ecocide as a crime against nature itself, not just against people, which is a huge shift in how we think about environmental destruction!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አጥፋት
inssa atfat
ARالعربية
إبادة بيئية
i-ba-da-tu bi-i'yah
BNবাংলা
প্রাকৃতিক নিধন
prakṛtik nidhon
CSČeština
ekocid
e-ko-sid
DADansk
økoside
ø-ko-side
DEDeutsch
Ökokiller
e-ko-ki-ler
ELΕλληνικά
οικοκτονία
oiko-kton-ia
ESEspañol
ecocida
e-ko-si-da
FAفارسی
کشتار زیست محیطی
kashtaar ziist-e mohit
FISuomi
ekosidi
e-ko-si-di
FRFrançais
écocide
e-ko-sid
GUGU
પ્રકૃતિ હત્યા
prakṛuti hatyā
HAHA
kisa-girma
ki-sa-gir-ma
HEעברית
רצח סביבתי
retzach savivati
HIहिन्दी
पर्यावरण हत्या
parivaaran hatya
HUMagyar
ökocide
o-ko-cide
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekosida
e-ko-si-da
IGIG
akụkụ ụwa
a-ku-ku u-wa
ITItaliano
ecocidio
e-ko-si-djo
KMKM
កម្មវិធីបំផ្លាញ
kam-mvi-dhi-bam-phlan
MRMR
प्राकृतिक हत्या
prakṛitik hatyā
MSBahasa Melayu
ekosida
e-ko-si-da
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်နယ် သတ်ဖြတ်
pyi-ne-tha-hpyat
NLNederlands
ecocide
e-ko-sijd
NONorsk
økoside
ø-ko-side
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰकृति ਹत्या
prakṛti hatyā
PTPortuguês
ecocídio
e-ko-si-dʒu
SVSvenska
ekocid
e-ko-sid
SWKiswahili
ecocide
e-ko-si-de
TAதமிழ்
சூழலியல் கொலை
sūḻāliyal kōlai
TEతెలుగు
ఎకోసైడ్
e-ko-said
THไทย
การทำลายระบบนิเวศ
gaan tham laai rabt niwet
TRTürkçe
ekoside
e-ko-si-de
UKУкраїнська
екоцид
e-ko-syd
URاردو
ماحولیاتی قتل
maḥūlīātī qatl
VITiếng Việt
diệt vong sinh thái
diet vong sinh thai
YOYO
àwọn àìlẹ́
awon ailẹ
ZUZU
ukuthwala kwesizwe
u-ku-thwa-la kwe-si-zwe