ethics

Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople call for a “conservation of Creation.”

This work introduces the term “ecofeminism.”

This essay introduces the term deep ecology to philosophical debates.

Publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, a catalyst for environmental consciousness in the US and worldwide.

The American forestry scientist and wildlife researcher Aldo Leopold publishes his book A Sand County Almanac.

In light of the dramatic decline in whale populations, whaling nations found the International Whaling Commission (IWC).