Environmental historian Michael E. Zimmerman defines "ecofascism" as "a totalitarian government that requires individuals to sacrifice their interests to the well-being and glory of the 'land', understood as the splendid web of life, or the organic whole of nature, including peoples and their states".
环境历史学家迈克尔·E·齐默曼（英语：Michael E. Zimmerman）将“生态法西斯主义”定义为“一个极权主义政府，要求个人牺牲自己的利益来维护土地的福祉和荣耀，这被理解为‘辉煌的生命之网’，或包括人及其国家在内的自然有机整体。