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Environmental Justice is concerned with the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, ensuring that no group of people, particularly marginalized and disadvantaged communities, bears a disproportionate share of negative environmental impacts.

Restoration Ecology is the science of restoring habitats and ecosystems to a state of health, integrating environmental ethics by recognizing the value of ecosystems both for their own sake and for human use.

Endangered Species are species at risk of extinction due to human activity or changes in the environment, raising ethical concerns about biodiversity loss and the need for protective conservation efforts.

Ecosystem Services are the benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems, such as clean water, air, and pollination, which are essential for human well-being and economic activities.

Environmental Ethics is a branch of philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to the environment and its non-human contents, questioning the ethical basis for the conservation and management of natural resources.

Conservation is the sustainable use and management of natural resources including wildlife, water, air, and earth deposits so that they may persist for future generations, balancing human use with environmental protection.

Sustainability is the practice of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, focusing on the long-term stewardship of resources to maintain ecological and social health.

Deep Ecology is a movement and philosophy that promotes the inherent value of all living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs, advocating for radical shifts in social and economic structures to be harmonious with nature.

Carrying Capacity is the maximum population size of a biological species that an environment can support indefinitely without being degraded, emphasizing the limits to growth and resource consumption for sustainable living.

Land Ethic is a philosophy and environmental ethic that promotes an ethical, caring relationship between people and the natural landscapes and ecosystems, suggesting a shift from dominion over to membership within the natural world.

Anthropocentrism is the belief that human beings are the most important entity in the universe, often leading to the perspective that the environment is valuable only insofar as it serves human interests. This concept raises ethical questions about the responsibility humans have in regards to environmental stewardship.

Environmental Stewardship is the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices, reflecting an ethical obligation to care for the ecosystems on which all life depends.

Intrinsic Value refers to the value that an entity possesses in itself, independently of its utility to someone else, implying that the environment has value beyond its practical use to humans and should be preserved accordingly.

The Ecological Footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems, quantifying the amount of natural resources used and waste created by individuals or groups, thereby indicating the impact of human activities on the planet.

Climate Ethics examines ethical issues surrounding climate change and global warming, focusing on moral responsibilities to reduce emissions, adapt to changes, and address the disproportionate effects on vulnerable populations and future generations.

Biocentrism is the ethical viewpoint that all living organisms have intrinsic value, regardless of their utility to humans, which suggests that we should consider the rights and well-being of all forms of life when making environmental decisions.

Ecofeminism draws parallels between the exploitation of the environment and the subordination of women, emphasizing the interconnectedness of gender, ecology, and social justice issues, and advocating for a holistic approach to solving environmental problems.

The Precautionary Principle is a strategy for approaching issues of potential harm when extensive scientific knowledge is lacking, advocating that the lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason to postpone measures to prevent environmental degradation.

Environmental Pragmatism rejects idealized ethical theories in favor of practical, pluralistic approaches to solving environmental problems, combining multiple perspectives to find solutions that work in the real world.