Karma holds that every action has consequences and that there is a relationship between one's action and one's future fate, even in subsequent lifetimes.
Karma is closely related to the concept of rebirth, or samsara. Both concepts illustrate the (Hindu) Sanatana Dharma conception of the human-nature relationship in 2 ways:

1. Continuity and a intimate relationship among all forms and beings on Earth,
2. One's behavior to the environment will have karmic consequences, good karma comes by actively protecting the environment,