The phrase "ecological degradation" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it in any sentence where you are discussing the deterioration of the environment and, in particular, the damage done to it by human activities. For example: "The rapidly increasing ecological degradation of our planet is of great concern to environmentalists and scientists alike."
TESS TAYLOR __________ ECO ANXIETY: Ecological degradation is not only affecting our external landscape; it's also influencing our psychic one.
Considering that most people broadly agree with this basic proposition it is remarkable how we continue to tolerate widespread ecological degradation.
These costs are associated with ecological degradation and internal displacement as well as spending on defence and security, the group said.
In economics, we talk about "externalized costs": this means the way that you and I pick up the real cost of oil production with local and global ecological degradation or wars fought on behalf of the oil corporations.
Environmental movements certainly have a role to play in highlighting ecological degradation and its impact on local people, and in some cases the interests of protecting the environment will be perfectly aligned with the needs of the local community.
Photograph by Ian Teh One controversial aspect of the Chinese government's efforts to address ecological degradation, according to Human Rights Watch, is the resettlement of Tibetan nomads into "new socialist villages".
There is a strong connection between the paradigm of energy requirements in an industrial society, and population growth effects on resource depletion and ecological degradation.
An outspoken critic of ecological degradation, Winton was awarded the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) medal in 2003 for his environmental advocacy.
PETA's director of marketing innovations, Joel Bartlett says while PETA's focus is on animal rights and animal suffering, the two often go hand in hand with ecological degradation, so to support animals is to support the planet and give it a voice.
Western investors may find that earlier foreign investment strategies that exploited opportunities for excessive resource extraction and ecological degradation, and did not benefit the people through productive employment generation, are less likely to be accepted – not least because now more alternatives are available.
"Sadly", he said, "we have not made much progress in realising the grand vision...the tragic result of this is the avoidable increase in human misery and ecological degradation, including the growing gap between North and South.
