Care for the Earth
Genesis 2:15
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. The earth and all its fullness belong to the Lord, and He has entrusted it to human stewardship.”
Psalm 24:1
“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.”
Quran 7:31
“Children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of worship and eat and drink, but do not be wasteful. Indeed, He does not like those who are wasteful. Say, 'Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants?'”
Bhagavad Gita 3:14
“All living beings subsist on food, and food is produced by rain. Rain is produced by performance of sacrifice, and sacrifice is born of prescribed duties. Know that all sacrifices spring from actions, and all actions ultimately produce food.”
Buddhist ecology teachings
“All sentient beings are interdependent and connected. The destruction of nature is the destruction of sentient beings themselves. Compassion extends to all living creatures and the natural world.”
Shinto (kami in nature)
“Kami, the divine spirits, inhabit all aspects of nature—mountains, rivers, forests, and stones. Reverence for nature is reverence for the divine. Humans must live in harmony with the natural world.”