Eco-terrorism
The term eco-terrorism refers to politically -scale rights violations, which are in relation to the environment (ecology ). After various understandings you so called either
- To use actions with the aim of the environment or to protect them from damage or
- Actions with significant damage to the environment.
The word creation goes back to various reports on the security situation in the United States of America of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) and on reactions of various environmentalists and refers primarily to activities of the environmental movement.
Different concept ideas
Eco-terrorism was coined by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as:
"Domestic [ eco - ] terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating Entirely within the United States (or its territories ) without foreign direction, committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. "
" ... Intimidate the illegal use or threat of force by a politically or socially motivated group or an individual citizen of the United States against persons or property, with the goal of a government, society, or a group, or to put them under pressure. "
Environmentalists see it as a propaganda term that is used by law enforcement authorities to criminalize their largely legal protests. In their opinion, trying thus to deceive the public, highlighting individual cases and avoid the substantive dispute.
Some take the view that the term was the exact opposite of understanding the American authorities. After finding that the word applies to eco-terrorism, while people, businesses and governments behave ecologically irresponsible.
Examples of the use of different
Generally, the term eco-terrorism is used in acts of sabotage against industrial plants or people. Examples are in addition to the simple wrapping of metal objects into trees to hinder the clearing, as well as attacks on genetically modified plants or even arson attacks.
Environmentalists understand by the term eco-terrorism, for example, the clear-cutting of ancient forests, the high CO2 emissions of the industrialized nations, the environmental impact of chemical waste, the general exploitation of nature. The Canadian David Suzuki was the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, called eco-terrorists in 2005 because of his responsibility for the failure of the Kyoto Protocol.
Pay
The damage of sabotage in the United States through eco-terrorism in the years 1980 to 1999 are estimated at 42.8 million U.S. dollars. Since 2003, the FBI has attributed to the eco-terrorists damage worth 200 million U.S. dollars.
The damage caused by " environmental destruction and waste of resources " in the People's Republic of China amounted whose government (SEPA ) to 200 billion U.S. dollars per year. That's 10 percent of the gross national product and equivalent to the annual economic growth.