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ecoimperialist en · ADJ

Etymology

From eco- + imperialist.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eco-imperialist.
    • Outlines of a systemic relation between society and ecology are evident with the theoretical innovations underlying the ecoimperialist and colonialist critiques. 2017, Paul Thompson, Environmental Justice:
    • Given the potential differences in norms, an appeal to moral obligation regarding GHG emissions limits could even backfire, if it were seen in China as patronizing and ecoimperialist. 2007, Jonathan B Wiener, “Climate change policy and policy change in China”, in UCLA Law Review:
    • Many ecodependent organizations started out with a focus on conservation but have shifted their agendas over time as ecoimperialist organizations moved toward “sustainable development.” 2016, Tammy L. Lewis, Ecuador's Environmental Revolutions:

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ecoimperialist en · NOUN

Etymology

From eco- + imperialist.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eco-imperialist.
    • The urge to ignore the views of other countries or to be “ecoimperialists” is strong, especially considering that the United States is currently the only so-called superpower on Earth. 1998, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, page 338:
    • Some have suggested that environmentalists (conservationists in particular) from the global North are “ecoimperialists,” who have ignored the needs of indigenous people in favor of protecting the environment (Guha and Martinez-Alier 1997). 2011, Tammy L. Lewis, “Global Civil Society and the distribution of environmental goods: Funding for environmental NGOs in Ecuador”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
    • Countries of the South, as a result of years of intense criticism of their forestry, have accused Greenpeace and many of the more visible European and North American activists. as ecoimperialists. 1993, The Forestry Chronicle - Volume 69, page 132:

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