The environment and stewardship

Question 1

How have humans damaged the environment

G… w…
-increased … gases
-rising … levels
-… problems

N… r…
-increasing …
-higher … for resources

P…
-l…, a… and w…
-harming …
-destroying h…
-destroys o… layer

Answer 1

Global warming
-increased greenhouse gases
-rising sea levels
-weather problems

Natural resources
-increasing population
-higher demand for resources

Pollution
-land, air and water
-harming environment
-destroying habitats
-destroys ozone layer

Question 2

Examples of ways people find other sustainable options

-r…
-p… t…
-c…

Answer 2

-recycling
-public transport
-campaigning

Question 3

Christian views about looking after the environment

-some believe in d…
—>believe they can use the … however they want as … gave it to us
-some believe in s…
—>take … of the world as it is on … to us
-no right to a… Gods c… so we should p… it
-everything is i… so killing one species will h… everything else and eventually harm …
-Christian o… help raise … about s…

Answer 3

-some believe in dominion
—>believe they can use the universe however they want as God gave it to us
-some believe in stewardship
—>take care of the world as it is on loan to us
-no right to abuse Gods creation so we should protect it
-everything is interdependent so killing one species will harm everything Lee and eventually harm us
-Christian organisations help raise awareness about stewardship

Question 4

Buddhist views on looking after the environment

Answer 4

-believe they should look after it because of dependent arising
—>everything is interconnected and humans rely on the environment for survival
-right livelihood from the eightfold path
—>not taking part in things that have a negative effect on the environment
—>bad job produces bad karma
-destroying the earth causes suffering
-in the Dhammapada there is a description of a bee that’s doesn’t harm thr environment