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Environmental stewardship
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<p>Environmental stewardship (or planetary stewardship) refers to the responsible use and protection of the <a href="/facts/Natural_environment/NzGY148M">natural environment</a> through active participation in <a href="/facts/Conservation_movement/Vnqkdddv">conservation</a> efforts and <a href="/facts/Sustainability/9oYH9mAs">sustainable</a> practices by individuals, small groups, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and other collective networks. <a href="/facts/Aldo_Leopold/NsYC52yw">Aldo Leopold</a> (1887–1949) championed environmental stewardship in <a href="/facts/Land_ethic/xNTXMgcE">land ethics</a>, exploring the ethical implications of "dealing with man's relation to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it." </p>