The article analyzes the features, values, the need for environmental ethics and the
moral content of natural rights in the global environment of the modern era. Environmental ethics
reflects the essence and concepts of environmental and moral perception, describes the features of the
era of environmental ethics and globalization. The norms and practical significance of the main
criteria of environmental ethics are widely covered. The emphasis is on the theoretical and practical
aspects of biodiversity and seeks to combine these aspects with concepts of responsibility. Today it is
important to pay attention to ethical issues in solving environmental problems. It is important to
explain the common interests and requirements of social responsibility as an object of study of
environmental ethics.