extractivist
nounEtymology From extractive + -ist.
1
Such a person or organisation.
- Derived terms
- agroextractivist
- Related terms
- extractivism
extractivist
adjEtymology From extractive + -ist.
1
Characterised by seeking to extract as much of a high-demand resource as possible from a forested area in as short a time as possible.
- Discreet extractivisms happen on the local level, but the extractivist mindset has grave implications on the world-system level. The increasingly pervasive and aggressive extractivist paradigm is now a global phenomenon.2021, C. Parker Krieg, Reetta Toivanen, editors, Situating Sustainability: A Handbook of Contexts and Concepts, Helsinki University Press, →ISBN, page 243: