Koncept »zelene pravne kulture« postaje sve važniji pristup pri analizi i donošenju suvremenih normativnih akata kako na globalnoj tako i na nacionalnoj razini. U ovom radu osobitu pozornost posvećujemo, s jedne strane, odnosu između etičkih aspekata ekološke krize i izazovima koje ona donosi te, s druge strane, pozitivno pravnim normama kojima ljudsko društvo želi pružiti adekvatan etičko-vrijednosni odgovor na tu krizu. U središtu zanimanja rada nalazi se nužnost izgradnje etičkih ideja, stavova, vrijednosti i uvjerenja u okvirima pravnog sustava u cjelini, a osobito unutar koncepta pravne kulture koji bi pridonijeli izgradnji održivih politika u smjeru zaštite okoliša i razvijanja etičke svijesti da je zaštita okoliša zapravo temeljno pitanje čovjekova opstanka. The concept of the »green legal culture« has become an increasingly important approach when analyzing and adopting modern normative acts both at the global and national levels. In this paper, particular attention is given to the relationship between the ethical aspects of the ecological crisis and the challenges it brings about, on the one hand, and the other hand, the positive legal norms as a means employed by the human society for providing an adequate ethical and value response. The article focuses on the necessity of building ethical ideas, attitudes, values, and beliefs within the framework of the legal system as a whole, and especially within the concept of legal culture, which would contribute to the construction of sustainable policies in environmental protection and the development of ethical awareness that the environmental protection is actually a fundamental human survival issue.