Richness and diversity contribute to life's well being and have intrinsic value. Humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs in a responsible way. The flourishing of non-human life as well as human life and culture are compatible with a decrease in human population. Human interference in the natural world is excessive and worsening. Policies must be changed to reduce human impact.
Ideological changes are neccesary to reduce human impact.
Those who subscribe to the above points are obligated to participate in implementing change in a peaceful and democratic way. Deep ecology's paradigm shift is quite apparent in this platform. Much of civilization, especially western civilization, has been immersed in the concept of duality with regards to both scientific and religious exploration. We have been taught to see ourselves as entities distinct or separate from the rest of creation. Naess is not naive about biological survival.