Stewardship Not Ownership
Humans do not own nature; we are its stewards. The land, water, and creatures are held in trust for future generations.
Humans do not own nature; we are its stewards. The land, water, and creatures are held in trust for future generations.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
African Land Ethics
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- What African traditions say about land and belonging
People are described as trustees of land, water and creatures rather than owners of them, holding them for those who come next. It is the same reversal of ownership found in several other traditions in this library.