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Abstract The term of religion can be defined as total rules of material and spiritual worlds which people must obey. Religions consider whole of the rules in daily life. The arrangements of religions not only about the relations between God, holy institutions and people the arrangements also consider the human relations and human and nature relations. According to frame of religion people believe that the nature has created by God in a harmony and the nature can restore the spoils if there is not interference from out. When the holy sources are examined people can see arrangements in terms of elements of nature (air, fire, water, soil, animals and plants so on). The sources of religion arrange rules of how the elements of nature will be used by people. On the other hand, the elements of nature are used to punish by the God to society which do not obey the rules in Holy sources. This study contains monotheistic religions in terms of environment and sustainability. The aim of this study is to examine Jewish, Christianity and Islam religions how consider the environment and elements of nature and the potential of these religions to solve environmental issues.

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