Essays on Land Ethic

“The land ethic,” which is found in the work of Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, is a theoretical philosophical framework. In it, Leopold tries to confront the weaknesses which he say encompass common environmental conservation. Leopold, a trained forester, and hunter, cherished and recognized the benefits of nature (Leopold, 2014). Having lived through the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, he witnessed fertile top soil in southwestern Wisconsin blown away by the wind and eventually sip into the sea. These he observed were as a result of human activities and wondered how, despite the profit motives of man ...

Islamic Environmental Ethics

Introduction The new technological developments increase mobility as well as comfort, but might have major harmful effects to the environment besides risking human health. The harmful effects of technological developments to the environment have resulted in what many have termed as environmental crises. The environmental crises are a threat to human beings as well as other living organisms. The existing evidence shows that the technical solutions have essentially not been resulting in outcomes that are satisfactory. Thus, it is critical for us to know how we should behave towards the environment. It is worth mentioning that, among the theoretical ...

According to Aldo Leopold, the land ethic is a concept that extends the boundaries of communities to include waters, soil, animals, plants, or jointly: the land (Leopold, 1989). Land ethics defines a new relationship between nature and people, and set the stage for the current conservation movement. Leopold (1989) argues that ethics direct people to cooperate with one another for the mutual gain of all. His argument that land is a community is a foundational concept of ecology; however, the argument that it should be respected and loves is an ethical extension. As a result, land ethics reflects the presence of ecological conscience; that ...