Environment

In force

Environment includes—

(a)

ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and

(b)

all natural and physical resources; and

(c)

the physical characteristics of locations, places and areas, however large or small; and

(d)

the physical surroundings of people, including the land, waters, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours and tastes; and

(e)

the social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions that affect, or are affected by, things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).

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