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ECO-ACTIVIST [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
  • Environment
DEF

One who actively opposes the pollution, or destruction by other means, of the environment.

Key term(s)
  • ecoactivist

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Environnement
DEF

Défenseur actif de la protection de l'environnement.

Key term(s)
  • écoactiviste

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Movimientos sociales
  • Medio ambiente
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Record 2 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
  • Environment
CONT

... an eco-activist demonstration against the launch of the plutonium-powered Cassini space probe.

CONT

The main eco-activist group behind the dolphin safe disaster has spawned a turtle safe shrimp campaign.

PHR

Eco-activist campaign, eco-activist demonstration, eco-activist group, eco-activist organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Environnement
OBS

activiste : Ce terme, qui peut être utilisé comme adjectif et comme nom, signifie «partisan de l'activisme politique» et, par extension, «défenseur actif d'une cause». Par exemple : «Les activistes de l'écologie». [D'après le Grand Robert.]

PHR

Manifestation éco-activiste.

Key term(s)
  • écoactiviste

Spanish

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