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Quiz 2 Esm

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Biocentric concept that all living things have insentric rights and values regardless of whether or not they are useful to us
Anthropocentric concept that humans are more important than any other species
Environmental Justice The concept that access to clean, healthy environment is a fundamental right of all human beings
Intergenerational Justice Concept that we have a responsibility to leave the environment at least as healthy as we found it. (We don't inherit the earth from our parents we borrow it from our kids)
Maximum Sustainable Yield the largest amount of a resource that can be harvested sustainably over time without compromising the ability of that resource to replenish itself.
Sustainability Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
What are the three pillars of sustainability? Environmental, Economic, Social
Morals Distinction between what is right or wrong
Ethics Morals of a group. The principles of conduct governing an individual professional group.
Environmental Ethics Addresses the moral relationship between humans and the world around us
Utilitarian Conservation Resources should be used to benefit the greatest good, for the great number, for the longest time, (for humans)
Environmentally Sustainable Society A society that meets the current and future resource needs of its people in a just and equitable manner without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Scientific Method Ways in which scientists gather data and information and formulate and test hypothesis, models, theories, and laws
Scientific Data Facts obtained from making observations and taking measurements
Scientific Hypothesis An educated guess that attempts to explain a scientific law or certain scientific observations
Scientific Law Description of what scientists find happening in nature repeatedly in the same way, without known exception
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