The document discusses different approaches to environmental ethics and attitudes. It describes the ecosystem approach which considers interrelationships between ecosystems. It then outlines three schools of environmental ethics: anthropocentrism prioritizing human well-being, biocentrism focusing on inherent rights of all life, and ecocentrism maintaining respect for the Earth. Three environmental attitudes are also defined: development promoting human control, preservation calling for resource preservation, and conservation balancing human and environmental needs through sustainable practices.