anti-conservation

adjective

an·​ti-con·​ser·​va·​tion ˌan-tē-ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-shən 

ˌan-tī-

: opposing or hostile toward policies or practices intended to promote conservation of natural resources

anti-conservation policies

an anti-conservation bill

anti-conservationist

ˌan-tē-ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist

ˌan-tī- 

noun

saw him as an anti-conservationist

Examples of anti-conservation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Patpro is the feminist heart of the film, eager to attend a major Indigenous demonstration in the capital city to protest the Bolsonaro administration’s pro-agribusiness, anti-conservation policies. —Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above