Environmental ethics is the part of environmental philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely

including humans to including the non-human world. It exerts influence on a large range of disciplines including law, sociology, theology, economics, ecology and geography. Importance of Environmental ethics Environmental ethics makes us aware of the indiscriminate and nefarious human activities. We inculcate moral values towards nature and learn to respect various life forms through environmental ethics

Environmental ethics is concerned with the issue of responsible personal conduct with respect to natural landscapes, resources, species, and non-human organisms. Conduct with respect to persons is, of course, the direct concern of moral philosophy as such. (Strictly speaking, "environmental ethics" could be interpreted more broadly to include questions of responsibility toward artificial environments, but such an interpretation is not directly our concern, and we will thus confine our attention to matters of moral significance regarding natural environments).