India’s glorious heritage and inherent greatness lie in conservation ethics as represented in and conveyed by the Vedas and Charaka Samhita. Our ancient scriptures have stressed that man and nature need to live in close harmony. The plants and animals should be the objects of unlimited kindness and benevolence since they make no demand for their sustenance.
Respected nature and keep harmony with nature. Air,River, land, trees and animals are the creations of God, and therefore, protect the natural environment. Utilize natural resources in a rational manner and destruction of these resources means destruction of mankind. Purity of though, expression and neat and cleanliness of the environment around us should be observed. all lives, human and non- human, including trees and plants are equal and all have the same right to existence. Ahimsa Parmo Dharmah. non– violence is the Dharma of the highest order. One should be non- violent towards animals and trees.
The holy Muslim Quran refers the rules and regulations for the proper and meaningful directions of the different elements of nature without disturbing the balance between the different elements and forces of nature. In the unitary Islamic perspective, economic, agricultural, environmental and ecological activities are seen as only a subset of a wider human effort to usher in a first and peaceful society. It is, therefore, submitted that Islam not only cares for environment but encourages limited use of natural resources.
Environmental ethics based on Christianity
Christianity defines creations as an unfinished process initiated by God. In it, human is invited to participate in that process as a partner. Thus, the incarnation means that caring for earth and for human environment is a sacred duty of every human being to protect the environment.
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