Stewardship is a practice committed to
ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of
resources
''Resource'' refers to all the materials available in our environment which are Technology, technologically accessible, Economics, economically feasible and Culture, culturally Sustainability, sustainable and help us to satisfy our needs and want ...
. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, places, property, information, theology, and cultural resources.
Etymology
Stewardship was originally made up of the tasks of a domestic
steward, from
stiġ (''house'', ''hall'') and
weard, (''ward'', ''guard'', ''guardian'', ''keeper'').
In the beginning, it referred to the household servant's duties for bringing food and drink to the castle's dining hall. Stewardship responsibilities were eventually expanded to include the domestic, service and management needs of the entire household.
Notable councils
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Forest Stewardship Council, since 1993
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Marine Stewardship Council, since 1996
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Aquaculture Stewardship Council, since 2010
See also
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Antimicrobial stewardship
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Data steward
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Environmental ethics
In environmental philosophy, environmental ethics is an established field of practical philosophy "which reconstructs the essential types of argumentation that can be made for protecting natural entities and the sustainable use of natural resourc ...
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Environmental stewardship
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Nuclear stockpile stewardship
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Patient blood management
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Product stewardship
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Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative
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Stewardship (theology)
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Stewardship theory
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Unnecessary health care
References
External links
NOAA Planet Stewards Educational ProjectThe NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) is an example of an environmental stewardship program in the United States to advance scientific literacy especially in areas that conserve, restore, and protect human communities and natural resources in the areas of climate, ocean, and atmosphere. It includes professional teachers of students of all ages and abilities, and informal educators who work with the public in nature and science centers, aquaria, and zoos. The project began in 2008 as the NOAA Climate Stewards Project. Its name was changed to NOAA Planet Stewards Educational Project in 2016.
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Resources
Natural resource management
Applied ethics