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1、155BioethicsforInformedCitizensacrossCultures©EubiosEthicsInstitute2005BioethicsforInformedCitizensacrossCultures155BioethicsforInformedCitizensacrossCultures14.SustainableDevelopmentChapterobjectivesEnvironmentalethicsisalsoanessen
2、tialpartofbioethics.Sustainabledevelopmentisatermthatisoftenused,andthischapteraimstointroduce:1.Whatissustainabledevelopment.2.Thewaysthattrendytermscanbeusedpolitically.3.Toconsiderwhysustainabilityisnecessaryforsurvival.4.Giveargumentsforenvironmentalprotection.TheEarthfro
3、mSpacePhotosoftheEarthasasingle,limited,fragileentityininhospitablespacehaveinspiredthesearchforhumanunityandglobalsustainability.14.1TheBiggestProblemintheWorldSustainabilityandSustainableDevelopmentdealwithquitesimplythelargestandmostextremeproblemeverfacedbyhumanity.Whatwi
4、llbethefutureoutcomeofourspecies?Whatdowehavetodo,toensureoursurvivaloverthelong-term?Canwecontrolourcollectivedestinyonthisearth?WearecurrentlyexperiencingtheSixthMassExtinction.Theothershappenedbeforeourtime,includingattheendofthePermian(90%ofspeciesextinct)andCretaceous(ex
5、tinctionofdinosaurs).Sadly,thistimemostofthelossofourplanet’sbiodiversityisthefaultofhumanbeings.Habitatdestructionandfragmentation(landclearing,loggingofwildernessareas,dammingrivers),introducedspecies,pollution,globalwarmingetc…atthesametimewastingmoneyonwar(destruction)and
6、dubiousentertainments(distraction).Afewleadingscientistshavepredictedadouble-digitpercentlikelihoodofhumanextinctionbytheendofthecentury.Youcanfindanyonewithsomeopinionoranother,butdotheyknowwhatthey’retalkingabout?Iftheyareevenremotelyright…shouldn’twebealittlebitworried??Bu
7、twhatcanwedo?Everything!!Withmodernknowledge,freedomsandstrongethicalconvictionswecanturnitaround.Acareerinenvironmentalscience,ethicalphilosophyorhumanrightsmighthelp!Butevendespitethe‘money’temptation,careersinbusiness,science,lawandpoliticscandeliverenvironmentalandsocialw
8、ellbeing,sustainabletechnologiesandmoreethicalvaluesystems.Q1:Everyo
