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Preferred term

environmental ethics  

Definition

  • An ecological conscience or moral that reflects a commitment and responsibility toward the environment, including plants and animals as well as present and future generations of people. Oriented toward human societies living in harmony with the natural world on which they depend for survival and well being.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2818

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