CHAPTER 1 • ANSWER KEY

Chapter 1 Crossword Answers

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No.	Direction	Answer	Clue
1	Down	EPBC	Common abbreviation for the principal Commonwealth environmental statute introduced in Chapter 1.
2	Down	ROOKERY	A nesting or breeding place; central to the Mon Repos example.
3	Across	CARSON	Author of Silent Spring.
4	Down	BIOCENTRIC	A value position focused on the inherent value of living beings.
5	Down	ECOCENTRIC	Reasoning that recognises intrinsic value in ecosystems and the natural world.
6	Down	STANDING	The legal capacity to bring a proceeding or seek review.
7	Across	ANTHROPOCENTRIC	Human-centred environmental reasoning that values nature principally for its contribution to human welfare.
8	Down	ENVIRONMENT	A legally significant term whose meaning depends on the governing statute, context and purpose.
9	Across	STONE	Scholar who asked whether natural objects should have legal standing.
10	Across	INTRINSIC	Value possessed independently of usefulness to humans.
11	Down	PURPOSE	The statutory object or objective used in purposive interpretation.
12	Across	LEOPOLD	Author associated with the land ethic and A Sand County Almanac.