eco-activism
Fighting for nature
Eco-activism is political action aimed at protecting the environment.
It ranges from peaceful protests and lobbying to more confrontational tactics like blocking pipelines or sabotaging equipment.
Eco-activists might chain themselves to trees, occupy drilling sites, or organize boycotts against polluting companies: Her eco-activism started with beach cleanups but evolved into direct action.
Public display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- blockadeSealing off a place
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
civil disobedience · direct action · occupation · banner · placard · chanting · Greenpeace · pipeline protest
Measures addressing atmospheric change
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- ocean conservationProtecting seas and marine life
plastic pollution · carbon emissions · fossil fuels · habitat destruction · rewilding · wetlands · coral reefs · rainforest
Advocating to decision-makers
- petitionFormal written appeal
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- educationSystematic development of mind
outreach · policy reform · grassroots · coalition · movement · mobilization · letter-writing · social media
Complete animal product abstention
- zero wasteEliminating discarded materials entirely
- sustainable livingLifestyle minimizing environmental harm
- ethical consumptionValues-driven purchasing choices
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
plant-based · minimalism · conscious consumer · fair trade · local sourcing · upcycling · composting · off-grid
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- communeShared-living community
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- mutual aidCooperative community support
volunteer · organizer · ally · solidarity · network · chapter · youth movement · intergenerational
demonstration
Public display of opinion
sit-in · civil disobedience · direct action · occupation · banner · placard · chanting · Greenpeace · pipeline protest · divestment
climate action
Measures addressing atmospheric change
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
ocean conservation · plastic pollution · carbon emissions · fossil fuels · habitat destruction · rewilding · wetlands · coral reefs · rainforest · wildlife trafficking
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- petitionFormal written appeal
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
education · outreach · policy reform · grassroots · coalition · movement · mobilization · letter-writing · social media · documentary
veganism
Complete animal product abstention
- zero wasteEliminating discarded materials entirely
- sustainable livingLifestyle minimizing environmental harm
- ethical consumptionValues-driven purchasing choices
carbon footprint · plant-based · minimalism · conscious consumer · fair trade · local sourcing · upcycling · composting · off-grid · simple living
collective
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- communeShared-living community
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
mutual aid · volunteer · organizer · ally · solidarity · network · chapter · youth movement · intergenerational · environmental racism
- environmentalismconservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism, conservationist
- green politicsgreen politics, green parties, green movement, climate justice, environmental justice
- EcofeminismRachel Carson, ecojustice, climate justice, environmental justice
- Environmental Policyclimate policy, Clean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation
eco-activismecocide
Deliberate devastation of nature
climate denial · anti-environmentalism · climate skepticism · deforestation · industrial pollution
eco-activismgreenwashing
False sustainability claims
virtue signaling · astroturfing · green marketing · slacktivism · tokenism
eco-activismpassivity
State of non-resistance
complacency · disengagement · quietism · acquiescence · political apathy
activist, activism, ecology, ecological, ecosystem, eco-friendly, eco-tourism