Environmental ethics

Part 1: Issue Brief

Instructions: Your issue brief should include the following three sections and respond to the questions included in each section. Write approximately one to two paragraphs per section;this means the issue brief should be approximately 750 words in total. Please label each section. You should write in complete sentences and paragraph form. Do NOT simply list your responses.

1. Situation and Context

What is the environmental ethics situation or topic you have chosen?
Why is it important or significant?
What is happening?
Where is it happening?
Who is involved?
What interests, aims or motivations do the various stakeholders have?
What are the most significant causes of the situation?
What evidence supports your explanation?