Stewardship

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Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson teaches environmental stewardship to Roberto Clemente Middle School Students.

Stewardship is a practice committed to ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> economics,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> health,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> places,<ref>Town and Country Planning Association, The Heart of the Matter: Emerging Lessons in Long-Term Stewardship, published March 2022, accessed 29 May 2023</ref> property,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> information,<ref>National Academy of Sciences Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age. 2009. Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age. National Academies Press. Template:ISBN.</ref> theology,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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Stewardship was originally made up of the tasks of a domestic steward, from stiġ (house, hall) and weard, (ward, guard, guardian, keeper).<ref>American Heritage Dictionary Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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

• Forest Stewardship Council, since 1993
• Marine Stewardship Council, since 1996
• Aquaculture Stewardship Council, since 2010

See also

• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Data steward
• Environmental ethics
• Environmental stewardship
• Nuclear stockpile stewardship
• Patient blood management
• Product stewardship
• Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative
• Stewardship (theology)
• Stewardship theory
• Unnecessary health care

External links

• NOAA Planet Stewards Educational Project

The 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.