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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Protecting the natural world from damage, including caring for animals, plants, water and the places where living things depend on one another.
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Specification 2.7 · Paper 2
Revise: Environmental ProjectsEnvironmental care means protecting the natural world and the life it supports. For many Hindus, this is more than managing useful resources: it is a religious responsibility. Rivers, animals, forests and the Earth itself can have sacred significance, so harming them can be understood as failing to respect the divine.
Specification 3.7 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Protecting and improving the natural world, including animals, plants, rivers and the habitats on which living beings depend.
Explain differences within Hinduism rather than claiming that all Hindus understand environmental care in the same way.
Use ‘some Hindus’ when explaining divergent views. Belief in Kali Yuga does not mean that all Hindus reject environmental care.
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Environmental care means protecting and improving the natural world: not only beautiful landscapes, but also animals, plants, rivers and the habitats that sustain life. For many Hindus, this is a religious responsibility rather than something separate from worship. Caring for nature can express reverence for the divine, compassion for living beings and concern for future generations.
