[1] It is different to environmental vandalism, which is a rather permitted but ethically disputed destruction of environment.
Some,[3] including in the military [4] argue that attacks on natural resources can now cause more deaths, property damage, political chaos, and other adverse effects than in previous years.
Eco-terrorism involves targeting the built environment such as roads, buildings and trucks, in defense of natural resources.
[citation needed] Incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip were used to burn down approximately 2,260 acres of woodland in Israel during the first half of 2018.
[6] Children of Fire Initiative, an organization believed to be an offshoot of the PKK, claimed responsibility for multiple arson and wildfire attacks in Turkey, including those that happened in 2020.