extrativismo
Portuguese
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Noun
editextrativismo m (plural extrativismos)
- extractivism (activity by which natural products of animal, vegetable or mineral origin are extracted, for commercial or industrial purposes)
- extractivism (systematic and predatory extraction of natural resources from a place or region, putting its ecological sustainability at risk)
- (figuratively) predatory method or conduct, in which there is abuse or exploitation
Further reading
edit- “extrativismo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “extrativismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.