Definition of environmentalism
1
: a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group
2
: advocacy of the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment
especially
: the movement to control pollution
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The first known use of environmentalism was in 1917
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