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=__Arne Næss __ = = =
 * Naess lays out the foundation of the deep ecology movement, using an 8-point platform. Naess' 8 points lay out an ideological system that calls for huge policy changes in many people's (especially Westerner's lives). To read the 8 points, click here! The policy changes would be beneficial for the environment, but not necessarily for individual rights. In point 4, Naess writes, "The flourishing of human life and cultures is compatible with a substantially smaller human population [and] the flourishing of non-human life requires a smaller human population." In order to implement changes of this sort, some human rights would have to be infringed upon ****.  He also provides 6 examples of situational differences between shallow and deep ecology. (Shallow ecology being ****the fight against pollution and resource depletion, with the central objective of this fight being the health and well-being of people in developed countries). **** Naess also says that people who work on environmental issues need to vocal about the position of deep ecology, and its application to environmentalism. **


 * Naess also says that people ought to be taught about the environment (and deep ecology) in a context that makes it intrinsically valuable. People, Naess claims, will be more prone to conservation, if they love the environment and believe that it is “intrinsically lovable.” **




 
 * “Conservation strategies are more eagerly implemented by people who love what they are conserving, and who are convinced that what they love is intrinsically lovable.” **
 * **If people love something (or see it as intrinsically valuable), they are more likely to attempt to conserve it, rather than if they only see it as being instrumentally valuable. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">“...the inherent strength of this overall position [deep ecology] will be lost if those who work professionally on environmental problems do not freely give testimony to fundamental norms.” **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">If professionals who work on environmental problems do not speak out about the principles of deep ecology, then the strength of the deep ecology position will crumble. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">“The concern here is with resources and habitats for all life forms for their own sake. No natural object is conceived of solely as a resource.” ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What Naess is saying is that in the deep ecology view, natural objects should not be viewed as only having instrumental value; natural objects have intrinsic value. ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 128); text-align: right; display: block;">Photo by: Unknown **