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Environmental systems and societies, first assessment 2026, Subject brief (IBO 2023), read 29 Oct 2026

Which statement best describes an ecocentric environmental value system?

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Built for the current ESS guide, first assessed in 2026, at SL and HL: for exams in November 2026, May and November 2027, and 2028. The individual investigation is described, not practised.