over-exploitation
noun[U]
(alsooverexploitation)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/theactof using too much of something,especiallyanaturalresource(=minerals,forests,coal, etc. thatexistin aplaceand can be used bypeople):
Man's over-exploitation of the earth'sresourceshasledto more and morepeoplestarvingtodeath.
Codstockshaveplummetedthrough overexploitation byfisheries.
- Over-exploitation haswipedout somespecies.
- How can we use thiscommonresourcewithout over-exploitation?
- Manyconflictsare aboutdiminishingland,drivenby overexploitation ofnaturalresources.
- Commercial over-exploitation oflandandglobalclimatechangemayencouragethespreadof thefungus.
- Greatwhitesharksareactuallyveryvulnerableto overexploitation.
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