简要概述了“环境蠕变（Environmental Creeping）”这一新概念的由来，探讨了“环境蠕变”与全球变化的关系，对“环境蠕变”给出了一个相对比较明确的科学定义，并抽象和归纳出了“环境蠕变”的本质特征和科学内涵，最后指出了对待“环境蠕变”的科学态度。

“Environmental Creeping” was highly concerned by the international science fields and the political circles as a new science direction. It plays a very important role in global change. It is highly important that we should combine “Environmental Creeping” with global change. As a science problem, we should understand and develop it gradually. At present, it is the most initial problem that we should to define the conception of “Environmental Creeping” scientifically and definitely, and had better make clear the connotation and character of “Environmental Creeping” in the round. In order to explain the doubts, the author seriously considered this problem from the scientific point of view. Firstly, this paper briefly reviewed the origin of the new idea of “Environmental Creeping”, analyzed the relationship of “Environment Creeping” and Global change, and then, a more specific scientific notion was given. Secondly, the essence character and scientific meaning of “Environmental Creeping” were abstracted and concluded. At last, we pointed out the scientific attitude to “Environmental Creeping”.