Religious approaches to water management and environmental conservation

Water Policy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (S1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Chuvieco
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Actual Impact ◽  
Union With God

The goal of this paper is to identify points of convergence between the great religious traditions in addressing human–nature relations, as well as presenting a critical evaluation of whether these approaches have in fact affected environmental conservation in representative countries. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism have been considered. The main traditions considered are: (1) dominion: humans at the top of Creation and using natural resources as needed; (2) stewardship: humans having a delegate dominion over Creation and being responsible and accountable for their use of natural resources; (3) empathy: nature is affected by human misbehaviour; (4) analogy: nature is an image of God; (5) God worshipper: nature gives glory to God; (6) cosmic humility: nature is beyond human comprehension; (7) natural mysticism: union with God is accomplished through contemplation of the created world; (8) worship: nature is sacred. These approaches are not necessarily conflicting but rather they can be considered in some cases as being complementary. Their actual impact on water and environmental conservation should be further researched.

Persons Together

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan L. Mittleman
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
Jewish Tradition ◽  
The Political ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
Market Relations ◽  
The Image Of God

This chapter moves into the political and economic aspects of human nature. Given scarcity and interdependence, what sense has Judaism made of the material well-being necessary for human flourishing? What are Jewish attitudes toward prosperity, market relations, labor, and leisure? What has Judaism had to say about the political dimensions of human nature? If all humans are made in the image of God, what does that original equality imply for political order, authority, and justice? In what kinds of systems can human beings best flourish? It argues that Jewish tradition shows that we act in conformity with our nature when we elevate, improve, and sanctify it. As co-creators of the world with God, we are not just the sport of our biochemistry. We are persons who can select and choose among the traits that comprise our very own natures, cultivating some and weeding out others.

The Effect of Islamic Fundamental Regulations on Environ-mental Conservation Kesan Peraturan Asasi Islam pada Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-199
Author(s):  
Najmaldeen K. Kareem Al-Zanki ◽  
Kotb Rissouni
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Universal Law ◽  
The Universe

AbstractThis study focuses on the legal regulations and jurisprudential dictates that are applicable to environmental conservation. The study employs an analytical and inductive method. It shows the set of regulations that apply to the concept of environmental preservation and then explains analytically how these regulations can legally accommodate questions pertaining to how humans address natural beings, natural resources and each component of the universe. The regulations such as the consideration of public interest, deeds' outcomes, customs, the elimination and compensation of damage and a means taking the value of its final objective will help in the adjustment of legal questions relevant to environmental conservation. The authors ensure that the universal laws and Sharī‘ah objectives must complement one another.                           . Keywords: Environmental Conservation, Sharī‘ah Regulations, Universal Law, Integrity of Universal and Divine Laws, Realization of Public Interest.AbstrakKajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada peraturan undang-undang dan jurisprudens yang berkaitan dengan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. Kaedah yang digunapakai dalam kajian ini adalah kaedah analisis dan induktif. Kajian ini menerangkan tentang peraturan yang dikenakan kepada konsep penjagaan alam sekitar dan kemudian menerangkan secara analisis bagaimana peraturan-peraturan ini secara sah boleh menjawab soalan mengenai bagaimana manusia menangani alam semula jadi, sumber asli dan setiap komponen alam semesta. Peraturan-peraturan yang berhubung dengan pertimbangan dan kepentingan awam, hasil perbuatan manusia, adat, penghapusan dan pampasan kerosakan dan cara mengambil nilai objektif akhirnya akan membantu dalam penyesuaian soal undang-undang yang berkaitan dengan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. Pengarang telah memastikan bahawa undang-undang universal dan objektif Sharī‘ah  Islam adalah saling melengkapi satu sama lain.Kata Kunci: Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar, Peraturan Sharī‘ah, Undang-undang Universal, Integriti Undang-Undang Universal dan Agama, Merealisasikan Kepentingan Awam.

scholarly journals Agriculture at a Crossroads: Ensuring Conservation and Income Support in the Farm Bill

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Amy Fredregill
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Income Support ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Farm Bill ◽  
Policy Alternatives

While most farmers take steps to enhance natural resources, times of low prices and high costs may create difficulties for farmers who wish to spend resources on agriculture conservation. Consequently, farming can have a harmful effect on natural resources. Because many farmers rely on income support payments, and most income programs do not require farmers to utilize environmental conservation practices, environmental degradation continues. To ensure adequate protection of water quality, soil quality and wildlife habitat, and to provide income support for farms of all sizes, politically feasible legislation is needed to link income payments with conservation practices. This article follows the outline of atraditional policy analysis to examine four policy options for the farm bill the Conservation Security Program (CSP), Flex Fallow, the Conservation Reserve Program, and conservation easements. The options range from conservative to liberal, with differing environmental and income impacts. Policy options for achieving these goals were judged using the following criteria: effectiveness in achieving conservation goals,' effectiveness in supporting farmer income,' political feasibility,' and strength of the linkage between conservation practices and income payments. Based on this analysis, CSP is the best option for the farm bill, because it is a compromise approach to achieving the goals of this analysis. This evaluation is presented as a policy analysis in order to provide a systematic technique for identifying solutions to current farm policy problems. The elements of a policy analysis traditionally include formulating a problem, identifying policy alternatives, forecasting the future, modeling the impacts of alternatives, and comparing and ranking the policy alternatives.

scholarly journals WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF KALIYADEH MAHAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-307
Author(s):  
Anjali Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Management System ◽  
Water System ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Water Management System ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Persian Architecture ◽  
Art Form

Water in architecture of India played an important role in the culture. Indians developed the traditional hydro engineering to conserve Rain water, Ground water, river, and other natural resources. It could be seen since earliest times. Stepwells were first used as an art form by the Hindus and they influenced many other structures, Mughal Gardens are the examples of the incorporation of water in the design of Architecture. The designs of the gardens are of the medieval Islamic Period. Kaliadeh Mehel near Bheravgarh Fort at the bank of River Kshripa. Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) is well known and one of the most famous historical landmarks of Madhya Pradesh, it is the fusion of Hindu – Persian architecture. The palace has the exclusive designed water system.

School Garden Benefits: Health Promotion and Environmental Conservation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1942602X2110587
Author(s):  
Gina K. Alexander ◽  
Donald R. Grannum
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
School Community ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
School Garden ◽  
School Gardening ◽  
Conservation Of Natural Resources

Garden-based learning promotes environmental awareness, health, and wellness across the school community and beyond. In this article, we review the literature on the benefits of school gardening and describe firsthand experiences for garden success. By sharing lessons learned, our aim is to inspire school nurses to join forces with like-minded teachers and staff or take the lead to build capacity in their school for gardening and a green culture dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.

Environmental Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Sarfo-Mensah ◽  
Akwasi Owusu-Bi ◽  
Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye ◽  
Steve Amisah
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Continuous Cropping ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Traditional Area

Environmental conservation and preservation of religio-cultural heritage for tourism development in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern Region of Ghana have been examined in this paper. The location has a rich blend of dramatic landscape, historic relics and traditional cultures. Five traditional divisions make up the traditional area and have magnificent renewable natural resources including forests, waterfalls, rivers, caves and a rich diversity of wildlife and sanctuaries that could be developed further into a tourism destination site for the benefit of the area, in particular, and the state as a whole. The area has a unique cultural heritage, with the chieftaincy institution remaining as the center piece. The annual festivals of the chiefs and people of the traditional area, especially the Odwira festival, are celebrated annually by the people, and this attracts a considerable number of people including foreign tourists to the area. A complex and interrelated combination of factors threatens the further development and conservation of the environmental and cultural heritage of the area for tourism. These threats arise mainly from anthropogenic factors such as farming, forest logging, and bush fires, but also from the weakening of traditional institutions and limited national governmental support. Population-related pressures on land and other natural resources have affected traditional natural resources management. Fallow periods have been reduced and continuous cropping has become common. The growing demand for land and the presence of migrants have extended agriculture to marginal lands, forest reserves and some sacred sites. A number of recommendations have been made to enhance the preservation of the local cultural heritage and environmental conservation. Capacity building, education and public awareness creation, dialogue among various religious groups, collaborative management of natural resources, training and provision of alternative livelihoods have been suggested as options to conserve environmental and cultural heritage to boost environmental conservation and tourism development in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area.

scholarly journals Beliefs about Human-Nature Relationships and Implications for Investment and Stewardship Surrounding Land-Water System Conservation

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1293
Author(s):  
John D. Coley ◽  
Nicole Betz ◽  
Brian Helmuth ◽  
Keith Ellenbogen ◽  
Steven B. Scyphers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Water System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Global Impacts ◽  
Psychological Bias ◽  
Land Water

When engaging stakeholders in environmental conservation, it is critical to understand not only their group-level needs, but also the individually held beliefs that contribute to each person’s decisions to endorse or reject policies. To this end, we examined the extent to which people conceptualize the interconnected relationship between humans and nature in the context of a hypothetical urban waterway, and the implications thereof for environmental investment and stewardship. We also explored how these beliefs varied based on describing the waterway as having either local or global impacts, and as originating either naturally or through artificial processes. Three hundred and seventy-nine adults from the United States read vignettes about a polluted urban waterway and thereafter reported their investment in river clean-up, their stewardship of the river, and their beliefs surrounding human-nature relationships. Results revealed a common belief pattern whereby humans were believed to impact the urban river disproportionately more than the river impacts humans, suggesting that lay adults often weigh the impacts of humans on the natural world disproportionally. Critically, this disproportionate pattern of thinking inversely predicted investment of time and money in river clean-up. Results also revealed a potential solution to this psychological bias: highlighting local benefits of the waterway decreased the asymmetry of the human-nature relationship. We discuss the psychological factors contributing to this cognitive bias, and the implications of these findings on stakeholder engagement.

scholarly journals The Salt of the Earth (Inspired by Cherokee Creation Story)

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-179
Author(s):  
Darrin Collins
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Environmental Racism ◽  
Creation Story ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Healthy Relationship

AbstractIn Cherokee tradition, Selu and her husband Kana’ti are the first inhabitants of the Appalachian territory. Their tale is used to explain the Cherokee way of life (gender roles, religious traditions, and humans’ relationship with nature). In this recasting of the Cherokee creation story, the author seeks to highlight the implications of modern injustices including sexism, environmental racism, and ecological destruction. The goal of this work is to express the ills of commodifying the human body, time, and natural resources and to promote a healthy relationship between humankind and the Earth.

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