Ecology vs. Environmentalism — What's the Difference?

Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, "house" and -λογία, "study of") is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment [1], [2]. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystems, and biosphere level.

Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the impact of changes to the environment on humans, animals, plants and non-living matter. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of green ideology and politics, ecology combines the ideology of social ecology and environmentalism.

The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.

Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

The relationship between organisms and their environment.

The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.

See human ecology.

A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

The branch of biology concerned with the various relations of animals and plants to one another and to their surrounding environment.

The philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth

The environment as it relates to living organisms;

The activity of protecting the environemnt from pollution or destruction

The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment