tree-hugger
Nature-loving advocate
Tree-hugger is a mildly disparaging term for an environmental activist or someone deeply concerned with protecting nature, particularly forests.
The image evokes someone literally embracing a tree to prevent it from being cut down.
While originally dismissive, some environmentalists have reclaimed the term with pride.
The developers called us tree-huggers, but we saved that old-growth forest.
The term can describe anyone perceived as excessively sentimental about environmental causes.
Sixties counterculture member
- granolaBaked oat cluster cereal
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- sandalsOpen strappy footwear
- BirkenstockGerman cork-soled sandal maker
tie-dye · patchouli · dreadlocks · commune · peacenik · bleeding-heart · liberal · idealist
Natural world protection advocate
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · march · petition · boycott · grassroots · lobbying · sit-in · blockade
Maintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
endangered · wildlife · habitat · protection · deforestation · logging · clear-cut · rainforest
Not harmful to nature
- organicFrom living matter
- veganAvoids all animal products
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
sustainable · recycling · upcycling · co-op · biodegradable · locavore · minimalist · off-grid
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
Birkenstock · tie-dye · patchouli · dreadlocks · commune · peacenik · bleeding-heart · liberal · idealist · naive
environmentalist
Natural world protection advocate
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
demonstration · rally · march · petition · boycott · grassroots · lobbying · sit-in · blockade · Greenpeace
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
sanctuary · endangered · wildlife · habitat · protection · deforestation · logging · clear-cut · rainforest · ecosystem
ecofriendly
Not harmful to nature
- organicFrom living matter
- veganAvoids all animal products
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
zero-waste · sustainable · recycling · upcycling · co-op · biodegradable · locavore · minimalist · off-grid · reusable
biophilia
Love of living things
connection · spiritual · sacred · Gaia · animism · interconnected · sentient · respect · harmony · indigenous
tree-huggerclimate denier
One rejecting greenhouse theory
logger · anti-environmentalist · polluter · land developer · fracker
tree-huggeranti-environmentalist
One opposing ecological advocacy
redneck · good ol' boy · right-winger · conservative · capitalist