Ecocide (Anthropocide)
Image 1 - Mining Landscape
Image 2 - China and climate change
Image 3 - Polar Bears
Ecocide is a violation of the environmental justice principles in which is caused by the deliberate or negligent act of humans. In the age of the Anthropocene, humans are becoming more ecologically aware of the actions caused on the ecosystem and its animals, and other living beings. Overtime, a development of a green perspective has rose, drawing attention to the crimes and other forms of harm affecting the environment (Higgins, Short, & South, 251).
The concept mash up that I have come up for this is Anthropocide. In this concept, it surrounds the main issue of humans causing and contributing to environmental crimes such as deforestation, overfishing, climate change, and etc. It aims to not only highlight these issues but bring light to the reality of the world if these issues are continued to be ignored. Human civilisation and animals have relied on the land to thrive and as a result need to addressed.
The image of the mines shows the impact of humans extracting natural resources from the earth. Though these resources may be necessary, the earth’s natural form is being reshaped. Before any human disturbance, the land was previously full of natural life and vibrancy. The impacts of mining contribute to the world’s loss of biodiversity, deforestation, sinkholes, and health issues in surrounding communities.
This is also seen in the juxtaposition of the factories and the crops which depict the necessity of mother nature’s crops in providing sustenance for humanity. Though humans have learnt to extract resources from land, these activities accelerate global warming. Lastly, in the image of the polar bears, it is evident the environmental impacts of human activities have led to poorer living conditions for these species. The population of these species are depleting at alarming rate due to global warming. Its seen in the image, the polar bears are living in unhealthy conditions amongst human presence.
From all these images, it is evident the way in which humans have interacted with earth have been different from a century ago. These underlying environment crimes are caused by humans explicitly. Though no solution is presented, there can be measures or actions taken to limit our carbon footprint.