Reparations for environmental degradation and species extinction: A moral and ethical imperative for human society

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Cairns Jr , John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco ethics; Ecological damage; Ecological life support system; Ecological restoration; Environmental reparations; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894716183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep003025     Document Type: Article

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