The document discusses the political party Green Team and their philosophy of ecocentrism, which is a nature-centered view of the environment that emphasizes minimal disturbance of natural processes and sustainability for the whole Earth. Ecocentrism is important because it focuses on the relationship between humans and the non-human world. People can become more ecocentric by being self-reliant, engaging in local community actions, and reducing their environmental impact through consuming less and decreasing resource use. The advantages of changing to a more ecocentric philosophy include avoiding natural disasters and ensuring resources are available for future generations.

1. Green Team
Political Party
Ecocentrism (Nature-
centred View towards the
environment)

2. What is Ecocentrism?
 Holistic world view
 Minimal disturbance of natural processes
 Integrates spiritual, social, and
environmental dimensions
 Sustainability for the whole Earth
 Self-reliance within a framework of global
citizenship
 Self-imposed restraint on resource

3. Why is Ecocentrism Important?
 Originality of the approach
 Implications it has for an understanding of the planet
 As Dobson puts it: ‘what sets ecologism apart from
other political ideologies is its focus on the
relationship between human beings and the non-
human world’
 Benefits of viewing the world as Ecocentric
Ecocentrism for green politics is central Real value in
its implications
 Avoiding ecological disasters
 Preserving humankind's future
 Not only important for green politics, but also for
political issues in the future

4. Why do we have to become
more Ecocentric?
 Environmental crisis such as species
extinction, global warming, air and water
pollution and wild land destruction are
happening and they are problems in our
society that can be fought by becoming
Ecocentric
 It is believed that the human race has the
responsibility to all biological life on Earth and
we are the most consuming species of all, so
Ecocentric people are capable of thinking
and perceiving Earth as a whole

5. How can we become more
Ecocentric?
 Be self-reliant or soft technologists
 Local community action and the actions
of of individuals making a different
 Reduce our impact on the
environment, for example consuming less
and decrease in human populations
 Work together to reduce the resource use
(eg. recycling aluminium can, bottle
cans)

6. Self-Reliant

7. Soft-Technologists

8. Local Community Actions

9. Reduce Impact to the
Environment

10. Reduce Resource
Use

11. What are the advantages of
changing your Environmental
Philosophy?
 Can avoid natural
disasters, such as earthquakes
like the one in L'Aquila in 2009
that destroyed the whole city
and affected hundreds of
people’s lives
 To ensure that resources are not
depleted and through
sustainable development they
will be available to future
generations
 To feel one with the
environment that surrounds us

12. What are the disadvantages
of changing your
Environmental Philosophy?
 Some people do not care about
the environment because they
have not experience
environmental damages or
disasters at first impact
 People prefer to spend more
money and pollute less because
its less stressful
 Difficult to change daily habits
 Could be against religion or
traditions

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