Ecofeminism: The Basics introduces ecofeminist approaches to understanding how humans interact with, dominate and are embedded within the natural environment, of which we are a part.

Tracing ecofeminism from Françoise d’Eaubonne’s coining of the term in Feminism or Death through to the mid-2020s, the book examines its theoretical debates, activist practices and creative expressions, including its near collapse at the turn of the twenty-first century and subsequent renewal. The book explores:

• ecofeminism’s critiques of colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, racism, speciesism and other forms of oppression;
• ecofeminism as both theory and lived activism;
• emerging perspectives on gender, disability and polycrisis.

Written in an accessible style, this book is essential reading for students of gender studies, environmental studies, social sciences and the humanities, as well as activists and campaigners.

Susan Buckingham is a writer, researcher, consultant, campaigner and activist. For 25 years she taught gender and environment in higher education and has recently worked on the UN Decade for Ocean Sustainability and EU waste minimisation. She edits the series Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments, and is co-editor of Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States (2026).