Environmental problems are among the most critical issues in the modern age. Alarms for the destruction of the earth have sparked widespread responses from political and social systems; extensive environmental activities have revealed that environmental protection is not achievable through purely economic, technical, political, or social solutions, but ethical and metaphysical approaches must supplement the movement. In effect, the attempt to protect the environment needs a “metaphysical reconstruction”, as technical, economical, and political methods are not sufficient for provisioning a constructive environmental approach. The comparative study of religions provides the framework for this research in examining the relationship between humans and her/his natural environment from a religious viewpoint. Through the comparative analysis of conceptual, ethical, behavioural, and paradigmatic principles and statements of religions, the formative role of religions on the relationship between humans and the environment is argued and analysed. According to the results, in seismic religions, human has the right to manipulate nature, since he is the superior creature. In East Asian religions and religious beliefs of Ancient Iran, human beings are among other creatures and not allowed to interfere in their ecosystem. In East Asian religions, the right of nature is superior to the right of humans.