Purpose: The present article investigates and identifies the 
dimensions and components of human connection with 
environmental damage among environmental activists.
Materials and Methods: The method used was Strauss and 
Corbin's (contextual) data theory model. This research is a 
qualitative research that was conducted with theoretical 
sampling method and theoretical saturation technique. The 
research sample was 42 environmental activists from Baneh 
and Marivan cities, who were selected using a non-random 
sampling technique. Research data has been collected through 
semi-structured interviews.
Findings: The obtained results show that the totality of causal 
conditions (social and cultural factors (education, feeling 
insecure about pollution, nationalist identity), economic 
factors (income, fear of job future), political factors 
(environment as political identity) 
acceptability/unacceptability of the political system) and 
background conditions (environmental activity as a religious 
and health matter, the harmfulness of environmental pollution 
for the body, the realization of health in nature, the destruction 
of the environment causing pollution of food and the 
environment as an economy) and intervening factors 
(Environmental biology as belonging to language, ethnic and 
urban identity) has made environment as a social issue.
Conclusion: environmental activists use environmental 
problems as strategies of resistance, criticism of the 
government's systemic and institutional decisions, freedom 
from the domination of power, a kind of help to developmentbased programs and policies. In the end, the problematic 
consequences of the environment cause attention to economic 
inequalities, problematization of income reduction, raising 
awareness, becoming one-sided (excessive importance to the 
environment) and creating a space for criticism