(noun) The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
"We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment."
"Happiness does not depend on the external environment it always depends on the internal environment."
"The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response."
"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"
"If people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all difficulties in the way of forest preservation would vanish."
"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth."