ecocentre

English

Etymology

eco- +‎ centre

Noun

ecocentre (plural ecocentres)

1. An institution set up to promote environmental awareness.
   • 1980, Victoria. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), volume 355, page 4025:

     […] an ecocentre at the Parkdale High School […]

   • 1998, Tej Kumar Shreshtha, The Spiny Babbler: An Endemic Bird of Nepal, page 115:

     The proposed bird garden will in future may turn into an ecocentre for creating public awareness as well as training area for budding ecologists, […]

   • 2009, Donald J. Savoie, I'm from Bouctouche, Me: Roots Matter, page 50:

     Bouctouche is proud of its native son and today honours K.C. Irving in many ways, including a statue-monument, a park, an arboretum, and an ecocentre.

Alternative forms

• eco-centre