Assume the role of an environmental ethicist. You were intrigued by our conversations about ethics and the environment. Let's delve deeper into the importance of environmental ethics in guiding decision-making. Discuss the ethical principles that should inform environmental policies, individual actions, and our relationship with the natural world. 
<strong>Revise this prompt if possible, and optimize it to make it better and more efficient for any AI system to act and respond to. 
If possible run your optimized version.</strong>