Environmental Science Principle 7: Nature is beautiful, and we are stewards of

God's creation.
- study of our environment and our place in it, merely
the connections and interactions in nature, - Humans are the most intelligent creatures that are
capable of manipulating nature to their advantage.
Scope of Environmental Science
- Humans will not exist without nature
E, B, C, AS, O, AR, AN, S, H, PS, EC, ENG, ET
1. Ecology ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
2. Biology
- is the study of moral perspectives, beliefs,
3. Chemistry
attitudes, and issues concerning the environment.
4. Atmospheric Science
5. Oceanography
6. Archaeology Ethics
7. Anthropology
- is a field of philosophy that focuses on the study of
8. Sociology
value or quality and seeks to define what is right
9. History
and what is wrong irrespective of the culture and
10. Political Science
society.
11. Economy
12. Engineer
13. Ethics
Philosophical Approaches to Environmental Ethics
Environment
Anthropocentrism (Human-centered Ethics)
- includes the social and cultural conditions that may
- Human beings are the central,
affect the organism.
- the world focusing on people and their needs and
Principle 1: Nature knows best. believed that nature is provided for human
use/interest alone.
- the most basic and comprises all the others.
- Humans have to appreciate and recognize the Biocentrism (Life-centered Ethics)
importance of nature and follow its rules.
- All life has a standpoint, regardless of its value to
Principle 2: All forms of life are important. humans.
- All life is interdependent.
- Each organism plays a vital role in nature.
Ecocentrism
Principle 3: Everything is connected to everything else.
- the essence of the system, rather than on individual
- All life forms are interconnected, from the smallest
species.
to the largest organism on earth.
- The environment should be maintained and
Principle 4: Everything changes. deserves direct moral considerations
- The environment is continuously changing.
- All living organisms adapt to these changes to
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACHES
survive.
Environmentalist
Principle 5: Everything must go somewhere.
- Is a person who is concerned with the protection of
- Everything ends up elsewhere.
the environment
Principle 6: Ours is finite earth.
Developmental Approach
- Resources are limited in form.
- It assumes that the human race is and should be the
- It is essential to know how much of a resource can
master of nature and that the earth and its
be consumed at a given time.
resources exist solely for our benefit and pleasure.
DWINDLING BIODIVERSITY - improvements in human condition require
converting more of nature to human use
4 DIVERSITY F, G, E, S
Conservationists Approach
Functional Diversity
- concerned with using natural areas and wildlife
- Biological and chemical process that needs for
- land should be used only to a certain extent, to
survival
what needs to be used.
Genetic Diversity
Preservationists Approach
- Variety of genetic material in species or population
- concerned with the preservation of natural areas.
Ecological Diversity - to ensure those undisturbed natural areas are free
from harmful human activities.
- Variety of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems found
in are on earth
Species Diversity
- Number of species in different habitants