Extractivist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extractivist is an adjective meaning Characterised by seeking to extract as much of a high-demand resource as possible from a forested area in as short a time as possible.
Meaning
Characterised by seeking to extract as much of a high-demand resource as possible from a forested area in as short a time as possible.
More Meanings
- Such a person or organisation.
Example Sentences
Discreet extractivisms happen on the local level, but the extractivist mindset has grave implications on the world-system level. The increasingly pervasive and aggressive extractivist paradigm is now a global phenomenon.
Word Forms
- extractivists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overexploitative, exploitive, exploitative, exacting, rapacious, extorsive.
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