Ecocide
Will ecocide ever be a crime? I used to think ‘ecocide’ derived from ‘suicide’. After all, destroying the web of life will ultimately lead to our own demise. But now I think it’s more accurate to link ecocide to ‘homicide’ and ‘genocide’ – killing on a mass scale. The worst part is, like the psychopath or genocidal maniac, we even lack empathy for our victims. According to the UN’s recent IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, there has been a precipitous decline in wild mammals (82%) and natural ecosystems (47%), with extinction threatening 1 million species.
— Wayne Visser
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