VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS IN BUILDING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE.

Purpose: This paper analyses the value system proclaimed by environmental ethics, emphasizing that it plays a key role in integrating and unifying the thinking and activities of each and every member of Earth population around the overriding common goal of protecting and defending the natural environment. It builds and strengthens a moral community focused on protecting and defending the primary values - life and the health of the planet, emphasizing the significance of responsibility, community, a culture of moderation, solidarity or justice Design: The structure of the study relies on descriptive and comparative analysis of views and opinions dealing with the topic quoted in the paper’s title. Findings: In a divided world, where vested interests take precedence over the interests of humanity and the Earth, below presented values show the communal support on which intercultural dialogue should and can successfully be based, consolidating people concerned about the fate of our civilization and striving to build a new beneficial relationship between the world of humans and the world of nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]