The Complexities and Balancing Act of Environmental Ethics
Matthew Mausner – What does it mean to act ethically with respect to the environment? What does it mean to have environmental ethics? These are questions that include many sides and angles of understanding the complex and intertwined set of relationships human society has to ecosystems and the planet as a whole. It raises issues of how to treat animals, plants, and other humans ethically, in a context in which human civilization has major global effects.
Why is Biodiversity Important for Human Survival?
Matthew Mausner and Elisheva Malomet – Biodiversity is a word that sounds complicated, but it just means the variety of life on Earth. There are many different species of animals and plants, as well as microbes and other organisms. The more variety there is in an ecosystem, the healthier the system is.