Environmental ethics

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1.WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ENVIROMENTAL
ETHICS
2.SOME QUESTIONS IN IT
3.EARLY ENVIROMENTAL ETHICS
4. THREE ETHICAL WORLD VIEWS
5.ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT
6.SOLUTIONS
7.CASE STUDY

3.  Ethics is the study of good and bad, right and wrong.
 Ethical Standards – criteria that help differentiate right
from wrong.
 Environmental Ethics - the study of ethical questions
regarding human interactions with the environment

4.  People with different Worldviews and Cultures may have
different values and hence, their actions toward the
environment may differ.
 There are two possible types of ethicists:
 Relativists - Ethics should and do vary with social
context.
 Universalists - Objective notions of right and wrong
exist across all cultures and situations.
Culture and worldview affect perception of the environment and environmental
problems.

5. http://ethicsinediting.wordpress.com
Image of universalists

6. Should the present generation conserve resources for future
generations?
Is it OK to destroy a forest to create jobs for
people?
Is it OK for some communities to be exposed to more pollution than
others?
Are humans justified in driving other species to
extinction?
The answers depend, in part, upon the ethical standard you choose to
use.

7. • The roots of environmental ethics are ancient.
• The modern urge for environmental protection grew with problems spawned by
the industrial revolution.

8. 1.Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Largest NGO in the Indian sub-continent engaged in nature conservation
research since 1883; spreads awareness about the need to protect the
environment and sustainable use of natural resources
2.Centre for Science & Environment (CSE)
Environmental NGO specialising in sustainable natural resource management;
based in New Delhi; believes in `knowledge-based activism' to cope with India's
environmental threats -- ecological poverty, land degradation, toxic degradation
etc
3.Wildlife Conservation Society -- India Program
India programme of the global wildlife society that focuses on endangered mega
fauna in protected reserves; focuses on studying tigers, leopards, & their ungulate
& primate prey species; offers an MSc course in wildlife biology & conservation
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION IN INDIA

9. A human centered view of
nature. Anything not
providing positive benefit
to people is considered of
negligible value.

10. All life has ethical
standing, and any actions
taken consider the effects
on all living things, or the
biotic world in general. .

11. Considers the unity of
ecological systems – not just
individual animals (or
species). Recognizes the
need to preserve not just
entities, but also their
relationships with each other.

12. Issues and their
Solutions

13. PROBLEMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Water and air pollution it is caused due to burning of fossil fuels , industries etc.
Depletion of natural resources-consumption of resources faster than it can be replenished.
Over population may lead to over consumption of resources.
Soil erosion cause drought condition.

14. Industrial development cause soil, air and water pollution
Global warming arises due to increase in harmful gases.
Deforestation-over cutting of trees to meet the requirements of human being.
Over consumption – excessive or unnecessary use of resources.
IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

15. Slash and burn agriculture practice.
Mining of fossil fuel and minerals.
Over increase in population may lead to over use of resources.
Global climate changes caused due to increase in harmful gases or chemicals in
environment
PROBLEMS CREATED BY HUMANS

16. SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
It causes pollution , overpopulation, Industrial and Household waste, acid rain , etc.
 It causes climatic changes, ozone layer depletion , Genetic engineering, deforestation etc.
Some disastrous effects in the form of effect of health on humans, rise in sea level etc.
Depletion of Non-renewable resources, melting of glaciers, decreasing soil fertility etc.

17. Preserving resources for future generations.
Resource consumption patterns and the need for equitable utilization.
The ethical basis of environment education and awareness
The conservation ethic and traditional value systems in India.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS