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| Stewardship is a sense of personal responsibility for taking care of something that is not one's own. The term stewardship has different interpretations depending on the context of the word. It can apply to environmental resources, commercially-made products, finances, land claims, or organizations, among other things. | |||
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| ==Environment== | |||
| ⚫ | '''Environmental stewardship''' is responsibility for taking good care of resources. Every steward has his or her own definition of what stewardship means to them. Stewardship often evokes a sense of personal responsibility for ensuring our natural resources are sustainably managed for our own quality of life, and for future generations. Stewardship of the ] can include ], ], regeneration, and ]. | ||
| Some common definitions of the term include: | |||
| ⚫ | Stewardship is an ethic whereby citizens participate in the careful and responsible management of air, land, water and | ||
| biodiversity to ensure we have healthy ecosystems for present and future generations (Alberta Stewardship Network) | biodiversity to ensure we have healthy ecosystems for present and future generations (Alberta Stewardship Network) | ||
| ⚫ | Stewardship is an ethic that embodies cooperative planning and management of environmental resources with organizations, communities and others to actively engage in the prevention of loss of habitat and facilitate its recovery in the interest of long-term sustainability (Fisheries and Oceans Canada - 'Stewardship in Action' program) | ||
| '''Stewardship''' is an ethic by which citizens care for our air, land, water and biodiversity as parts of a natural life-support system and collectively act to sustain and enhance it for generations to come. (Manitoba Water Stewardship) | |||
| ⚫ | Environmental stewardship may have a religious connotation for some people, as in the christian suggestion that people should be "stewards of god's earth, and it is in their duty to respect his creatures." | ||
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| ==Product stewardship== | |||
| ⚫ | Environmental stewardship may have a religious connotation |
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| Product stewardship is a specific aspect of environmental stewardship (see ) | |||
| ==Organizations== | |||
| '''Stewardship''' may also refer to: | |||
| ⚫ | In an organizational context, stewardship refers to management's responsibility to properly utilize and develop the talents of the members. For more in depth detail, see, in ], the pages on - ]- ]- ]- ] | ||
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| ==Land Claims== | |||
| *'''Stewardship''' of the ]. For example, protecting the environment through ], ], regeneration, and ]. | |||
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| *'''Stewardship''' in ]. For example, ] stewardship. | |||
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| ⚫ | Stewardship in a land claims context is when a monarch or other noble may appoint a steward to oversee parts of their realm. | ||
| ==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
| ] is also a concept in theology. | |||
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Revision as of 16:03, 17 April 2007
Stewardship is a sense of personal responsibility for taking care of something that is not one's own. The term stewardship has different interpretations depending on the context of the word. It can apply to environmental resources, commercially-made products, finances, land claims, or organizations, among other things.
Environment
Environmental stewardship is responsibility for taking good care of resources. Every steward has his or her own definition of what stewardship means to them. Stewardship often evokes a sense of personal responsibility for ensuring our natural resources are sustainably managed for our own quality of life, and for future generations. Stewardship of the environment can include recycling, conservation, regeneration, and restoration.
Some common definitions of the term include:
Stewardship is an ethic whereby citizens participate in the careful and responsible management of air, land, water and biodiversity to ensure we have healthy ecosystems for present and future generations (Alberta Stewardship Network)
Stewardship is an ethic that embodies cooperative planning and management of environmental resources with organizations, communities and others to actively engage in the prevention of loss of habitat and facilitate its recovery in the interest of long-term sustainability (Fisheries and Oceans Canada - 'Stewardship in Action' program)
Environmental stewardship may have a religious connotation for some people, as in the christian suggestion that people should be "stewards of god's earth, and it is in their duty to respect his creatures."
Product stewardship
Product stewardship is a specific aspect of environmental stewardship (see Product Stewardship)
Organizations
In an organizational context, stewardship refers to management's responsibility to properly utilize and develop the talents of the members. For more in depth detail, see, in Organizational development, the pages on - talent identification and management- succession planning- employee development- performance improvement
Land Claims
Stewardship in a land claims context is when a monarch or other noble may appoint a steward to oversee parts of their realm.
Religion
Stewardship is also a concept in theology.