environmental ethics

Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Ethics

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ValueValue

Worth in importance placed Worth in importance placed on something or someone by on something or someone by

a person.a person.

MoralMoral

What is right vs. what is What is right vs. what is wrong.wrong.

EthicEthic

The body of moral principles The body of moral principles or values followed by an or values followed by an

individual.individual.

These are your ACTIONS!!These are your ACTIONS!!

EnvironmentEnvironmentYour total surroundings;Your total surroundings;

includes both biotic (living) includes both biotic (living) andand

abiotic (non-living) factors abiotic (non-living) factors

Environmental EthicEnvironmental Ethic

The body of moral principles The body of moral principles or values followed by a or values followed by a

person in regards to their person in regards to their total surroundings. total surroundings.

EcologyEcology

• The study of organisms and their The study of organisms and their interactions with their environmentinteractions with their environment

SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE NEITHER LESSENED NOR DEPLETED.NEITHER LESSENED NOR DEPLETED.

• ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE:ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE:– OXYGEN, FOOD, WATER, NUTRIENTS, OXYGEN, FOOD, WATER, NUTRIENTS,

WARMTH, SHELTER,WARMTH, SHELTER,

UNSUSTAINABLE UNSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE LESSENED OR DEPLETED.LESSENED OR DEPLETED.

EcosystemEcosystem

• An area composed of biotic (living) An area composed of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components, and abiotic (nonliving) components, which interact with one another.which interact with one another.

Ecological Footprint Ecological Footprint • A measure of how much land and A measure of how much land and

water an individual, population or water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates.the waste it generates.

• (aka how much humans (aka how much humans impact an ecosystem by impact an ecosystem by their use of land, water and their use of land, water and other natural resources)other natural resources)