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ecocentric

/ˌiːkəʊˈsɛntrɪk/
/ˌɛəʊˈsɛntrɪk/
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Anything that's mainly focused on the environment is ecocentric. An ecocentric philanthropist mainly donates money to conservation groups that protect the natural world.

Someone whose main concern is the health of the earth and everything that lives on it, rather than focusing primarily on humans, is ecocentric. An ecocentric perspective means prioritizing endangered plants and animals over economics. If your concerns are ecocentric, you might support a ban on fishing a threatened species even if it puts fishermen out of work. Ecocentric has Greek roots, oikos, "dwelling place," and kentron, "center."

Definitions of ecocentric
  1. adjective
    concerned mainly with the environment instead of human needs
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