Definition
of Development Ethics
of Development Ethics
Development
Ethics is
ethical reflection on the ends and means of local, national and global
development. IDEA is forging a consensus on the tasks and methods of this
relatively new discipline. The following is how one IDEA member sees our
interrelated concerns:
Ethics is
ethical reflection on the ends and means of local, national and global
development. IDEA is forging a consensus on the tasks and methods of this
relatively new discipline. The following is how one IDEA member sees our
interrelated concerns:
Definition
of Conservation Ethics
of Conservation Ethics
Conservation
Ethic is an
ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Also Conservation
is an ethic
of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon
maintaining the health of the natural world, its fisheries,
habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is
on materials
conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as
important to protect the natural world. Those who follow the conservation ethic
and, especially, those who advocate or work toward conservation goals are
termed conservationists. Conservation is to spend
or use sparingly. Preservation is to keep and maintain what you have. The preservation and careful management of
the environment and of natural resources; an occurrence of improvement by
virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.
Ethic is an
ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Also Conservation
is an ethic
of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon
maintaining the health of the natural world, its fisheries,
habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is
on materials
conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as
important to protect the natural world. Those who follow the conservation ethic
and, especially, those who advocate or work toward conservation goals are
termed conservationists. Conservation is to spend
or use sparingly. Preservation is to keep and maintain what you have. The preservation and careful management of
the environment and of natural resources; an occurrence of improvement by
virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.
To conserve habitat in terrestrial
ecoregions and stop deforestation is a goal widely shared by many groups with a
wide variety of motivations.
ecoregions and stop deforestation is a goal widely shared by many groups with a
wide variety of motivations.
To protect sea life from extinction
due to overfishing
is another commonly stated goal of conservation — ensuring that “some will
be available for our children” to continue a way of life.
due to overfishing
is another commonly stated goal of conservation — ensuring that “some will
be available for our children” to continue a way of life.
The consumer conservation ethic is
sometimes expressed by the four R’s: “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Rethink.”
This social ethic primarily relates to local purchasing, moral purchasing, the
sustained and efficient use of renewable resources, the moderation of
destructive use of finite resources, and the prevention of harm to common
resources such as air and water quality, the natural functions of a living
earth, and cultural values in a built environment.
sometimes expressed by the four R’s: “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Rethink.”
This social ethic primarily relates to local purchasing, moral purchasing, the
sustained and efficient use of renewable resources, the moderation of
destructive use of finite resources, and the prevention of harm to common
resources such as air and water quality, the natural functions of a living
earth, and cultural values in a built environment.
Definition of
Preservation Ethic
Preservation Ethic is the setting aside of natural
resources to prevent humans from damaging them. These resources are meant to
promote the good use of resources like tourism and recreation. Humans damage
natural resources by logging, mining, hunting, and fishing.
resources to prevent humans from damaging them. These resources are meant to
promote the good use of resources like tourism and recreation. Humans damage
natural resources by logging, mining, hunting, and fishing.
