Almost poetic way of naming the destruction of the environment. Greek 959; 953; 954; 959; 962; (oikos, "household") and the Latin suffix _cidio which comes from the verb caedere, caesum cecidi caedo ("cut, kill").
It is a term that is intended to mean damage in a particular ecosystem, involving damage or damage of all of its elements (plants, animals, soil, water, air). Serious environmental damage. Massive deterioration.
ecocide - refers to the expression: serious damage to ecosystems in an area, territory, or region -