Intersectional eco-activism is a perspective and approach to environmental activism that recognizes the interconnectedness of different forms of oppression and how they intersect with environmental issues. It acknowledges that environmental injustice is often rooted in systemic inequalities, such as racism, sexism, and classism, and works to address these issues together.

Intersectional eco-activism is important because it recognizes that environmental issues are not separate from social justice issues, and that addressing environmental issues alone is not enough to create a just and equitable society. By acknowledging and addressing the systemic inequalities that contribute to environmental injustice, intersectional eco-activism can help create solutions that are more inclusive and effective.

Intersectional eco-activism can address multiple forms of oppression by recognizing and addressing the ways in which different forms of oppression intersect with environmental issues. For example, it can acknowledge how environmental racism negatively impacts communities of color and work to address both the environmental and racial inequality. It can also recognize how gender inequality contributes to environmental issues, such as the disproportionate impact of climate change on women, and work to address both the environmental and gender inequality.

Examples of intersectional eco-activism include grassroots movements led by communities of color, such as the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which brought attention to the intersection of environmental and indigenous rights issues. Other examples include campaigns to address environmental issues in urban areas with high levels of poverty, such as the Flint water crisis, which highlighted the intersection of environmental and economic inequality.

Individuals can support intersectional eco-activism by educating themselves on the ways in which different forms of oppression intersect with environmental issues, and supporting grassroots movements led by communities most impacted by environmental injustices. They can also work to integrate an intersectional perspective into their own activism and support policies and solutions that address multiple forms of oppression.