1.1 Environmental Issues Flashcards
Environment
The world in which we live, and the various elements at play which enable it to function well
Stewardship
The specific term in Christianity regarding the role of mankind as being responsible for caring for the Earth
Conservation
The attempt to look after the environment
Animal Welfare
The concern regarding the ethical treatment of non-human beings
Protection
Ensuring the good treatment of and care for something
Sustainability
Avoidance of the depletion of resources
Waste Management
The attempt to control and decrease the way in which human beings produce unnecessary waste products as it is harmful to the environment
Climate Change
The gradual and long-term alteration of the weather habits globally as a result of environmental damage from human activity
Shallow Ecology
The belief that humans should look after the environment because it is in humans’ interest to do so
Conservation Ethics
Another term for shallow ecology
Deep Ecology
The belief that human beings should look after the world because the globe has intrinsic value
Intrinsic value
The belief that something should be cared for because it has value in and of itself
Speciesism
The assumption that human beings are the superior species
Eco-holism
An environmental movement which views all biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem as interdependent and having inherent worth
Pantheism
The view that God is everywhere in nature
