Just by living we impact the environment. The problem is that achievements in life expectancy may be associated with an unsustainable use of natural resources and an unsustainable production of wastes. For the most part, bioethics focused on medical developments and ignored environmental issues. (Dwyer). But the environmental issues are more serious and urgent than ever: unmitigated climate change, population growth that could reach nine billion, increased consumption of resources, shortages of fresh water, over harvesting of fish stocks, deforestation, erosion of cropland, and the extinction of species.
Just by living we impact the environment. The problem is that achievements in life expectancy may be associated with an unsustainable use of natural resources and an unsustainable production of wastes. For the most part, bioethics focused on medical developments and ignored environmental issues. (Dwyer). But the environmental issues are more serious and urgent than ever: unmitigated climate change, population growth that could reach nine billion, increased consumption of resources, shortages of fresh water, over harvesting of fish stocks, deforestation, erosion of cropland, and the extinction of species.