Deep ecology is about transforming our way of life. It is a movement of people waking up to the root causes of our society's treatment of nature and peoples. As it seeks to heal the contemporary alienation from self, community, and the Earth, deep ecology encourages a fundamental shift in the way we experience nature and how we respond to the ecological crisis.
Deep ecology arises from a belief in the essential value and interdependence of all forms of life.
Supporters of deep ecology are committed to minimizing humanity's destructive interference with the rest of the natural world and to restoring the diversity and complexity of ecosystems and human communities. The deep ecology vision is an empowering one. It offers a view of life that nourishes the human spirit. It offers a community of support to face the political and ethical challenges of our time. It promotes practices to help change old patterns of thinking and acting.