environmental ethics

noun

The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong relating to the management, protection, or endangerment of the natural environment.

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Meanings

nounenvironmental ethics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableethicsThe branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong relating to the management, protection, or endangerment of the natural environment.
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APA

environmental ethics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20ethics

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“environmental ethics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20ethics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environmental ethics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20ethics.

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