over-exploit
verb[T]
(alsooverexploit)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈsplɔɪt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈsplɔɪt/to use too much of something,especiallyanaturalresource(=minerals,forests,coal, etc.):
Thepeopleof thewetlandareahad asophisticatedunderstandingof the need not to over-exploititsresources.
If wecontinueto overexploit bluefintuna,stockswillsoonbe gone.
- Radicallandreformwouldmeanthatfamilieswould nolongerbecompelledto over-exploittheirland.
- Some conservationistsbelievethatoncewildlifeishandedover tocommunities, there will always be atemptationto over-exploit it.
- We need tostopsystematicallydestroyingspecies'habitatsor overexploiting them forourincreasinglydemandinglifestyles.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient