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Environmental stewardship

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Environmental stewardship refers to responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. [1]

18 relations: Aldo Leopold, Conservation movement, Disturbance (ecology), Ecological resilience, Ecosystem, Ecosystem services, Ecotheology, Environmental protection, Environmental stewardship (England), Evangelical environmentalism, Land ethic, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Natural environment, Resource, Resource management, Stewardship, Stewardship (theology), Sustainability.

Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American author, philosopher, scientist, ecologist, forester, conservationist, and environmentalist.

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Conservation movement

The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.

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Disturbance (ecology)

In biology, a disturbance is a temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem.

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Ecological resilience

In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Ecosystem services

Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems.

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Ecotheology

Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationships of religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns.

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Environmental protection

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organization controlled or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans.

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Environmental stewardship (England)

Environmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England which aims to secure widespread environmental benefits.

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Evangelical environmentalism

Evangelical environmentalism is an environmental movement in the United States in which some Evangelical Christians have emphasized biblical mandates concerning humanity's role as steward and subsequent responsibility for the care taking of Creation.

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Land ethic

A land ethic is a philosophy or theoretical framework about how, ethically, humans should regard the land.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as "NASEM" or "the National Academies") is the collective scientific national academy of the United States.

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Natural environment

The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.

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Resource

A resource is a source or supply from which a benefit is produced.

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Resource management

In organizational studies, resource management is the efficient and effective development of an organization's resources when they are needed.

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Stewardship

Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources.

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Stewardship (theology)

Stewardship is a theological belief that humans are responsible for the world, and should take care of it.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is the process of change, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_stewardship

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