Environmental care in Ghana: A moral duty for Ghanaian Christians

Abstract

Since human beings depend on the natural environment for survival, humans have the moral duty to ensure the sustainable use of the environment. Being part of the human family, Ghanaians have a share in this universal moral duty that involves the particular moral obligation to care for the natural environment within and outside the geographical area of the nation. Similarly, Christians are bound to observe God`s injunction to love their neighbour and care for creation. These notwithstanding, in Ghana, the natural environment is at the mercy of different forms of environmental abuses, thereby undermining the healthy survival of both the present and future generations. This paper challenges Ghanaian Christians to realize and accept that they have a moral duty to care for the environment and also recognize the urgent need to collaborate with the government, and other stakeholders to salvage the environmental crisis in Ghana