Earth Stewardship: Linking Ecology and Ethics in Theory and Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction: Linking Ecology and Ethics for an Interregional and Intercultural Earth Stewardship....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Ecological Science and Practice: Dialogues Across Cultures and Disciplines....Pages 17-26
Biogeochemistry and Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Practices in Japan....Pages 27-38
Aesthetic and Moral Appreciation of Nature in Philosophical Traditions of China....Pages 39-48
The Antlers of a Trilemma: Rediscovering Andean Sacred Sites....Pages 49-64
Spirituality and the Pachamama in the Andean Aymara Worldview....Pages 65-76
Andean Llamas and Earth Stewardship....Pages 77-86
Earth Stewardship and the Biocultural Ethic: Latin American Perspectives....Pages 87-112
Implications of the Biocultural Ethic for Earth Stewardship....Pages 113-136
The Politics of Earth Stewardship in the Uneven Anthropocene....Pages 137-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
The Centennial Return of Stewardship to the Ecological Society of America....Pages 161-171
Earth Stewardship: An Initiative by the Ecological Society of America to Foster Engagement to Sustain Planet Earth....Pages 173-194
Geographical and Thematic Distribution of Publications Generated at the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) Sites....Pages 195-216
Earth Stewardship, Socioecosystems, the Need for a Transdisciplinary Approach and the Role of the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER)....Pages 217-233
Hermeneutics and Field Environmental Philosophy: Integrating Ecological Sciences and Ethics into Earth Stewardship....Pages 235-247
Arts and Humanities Efforts in the US Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network: Understanding Perceived Values and Challenges....Pages 249-268
The Technosphere and Earth Stewardship....Pages 269-279
Using the Ecosystem Services Framework in a Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) Platform: Lessons from the Wadi Araba Desert, Israel and Jordan....Pages 281-296
Socio-Ecological Studies in Urban and Rural Ecosystems in Chile....Pages 297-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Stewardship Versus Citizenship....Pages 315-323
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
The Ethics of Participatory Processes: Dynamic Flux, Open Questions....Pages 325-337
IUCN/WCPA Protected Areas Program: Making Space for People and Biodiversity in the Anthropocene....Pages 339-350
Ecology and Education in Marine Protected Areas: Insights from Brazil and South America....Pages 351-366
Earth Stewardship, Climate Change, and Low Carbon Consciousness: Reflections from Brazil and South America....Pages 367-382
Stewardship, Integrity of Creation and Climate Justice: Religious Ethics Insights....Pages 383-393
World Religions, Ethics, and the Earth Charter for a Sustainable Future....Pages 395-405
Dorothy Stang: Monkeys Cry and the Poor Die, Earth Stewardship as Liberation Ecology....Pages 407-418
Chico Mendes and José Lutzenberger: Ecosystem Management at Multiple Scales of Government....Pages 419-430
On Frank Golley’s International and Interdisciplinary Insights for a Twenty-First Century Earth Stewardship Based on Environmental Ethics....Pages 431-450
Back Matter....Pages 451-457