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- 5. Philippine law for proper segregation, collection, and disposal of solid waste.
- 6. believes that all organisms have inherent value and should be protected.
- 8. international treaty signed in 1997 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- 11. moral approach that analyzes the relationship between humans and the environment and discusses problems caused by human activities.
- 18. decline in quality of the environment caused by natural or human factors.
- 19. fair distribution of environmental benefits and the burden of meeting environmental challenges.
- 20. As rational beings, humans have a moral duty to care for and protect the environment.
- 22. perspective that advocates addressing growing environmental problems.
- 23. ability to regulate one’s actions and behavior; careful and wise decision making.
- 24. being thrifty with one’s resources, avoiding waste and reusing resources whenever possible.
- 26. person who works to protect, preserve, and manage natural resources for future generations.
- 27. prudence in decision-making regarding the use of resources to ensure minimum to zero waste.
- 28. variety of life forms within an ecosystem, essential for ecological balance.
- 29. changes in climate patterns (e.g., stronger typhoons linked to climate change).
- 30. believes maintaining order in the environment brings out natural beauty and well-being.
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- 1. Philippine law aimed at a balanced ecology and clean air for all.
- 2. rise in Earth’s average temperature primarily from greenhouse gas emissions.
- 3. A good life means living in harmony with the natural world, not exploiting it without limits.
- 4. Humans are not separate from nature but part of it; survival and well-being depend on the environment.
- 7. applies an ecological and ethical approach in analyzing society and its link to environmental problems.
- 9. demand to use natural resources so they are conserved for the next generation.
- 10. concept focusing on reconciling human activities and economic development with the protection of the environment.
- 12. maintaining the state of the environment.
- 13. branch of applied ethics studying moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments in relation to climate change.
- 14. focuses on the significant role of humankind and considers nature as how humans can meet their needs and survive.
- 15. discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings with the environment and its non-human contents.
- 16. places great value on ecosystems and biological communities; humankind is part of a greater biological system.
- 17. Some philosophies say nature has value, while others focus on its value for human life alone.
- 21. someone who believes that nature has value (not just for human use) and that humans are only one part of the larger natural world.
- 25. an idea proposed by scientist James Lovelock in the 1970s that Earth functions like a self-regulating system.