Interview von Nancho Ijin Butai mit Arne Naess im Jahr 1999: Nancho Ijin Butai: Let’s start at ground zero. What is your personal definition of „Deep Ecology“? Arne Naess: Deep Ecology - I could also call it „Green“ - the Green Movement is a movement where you not only do good for the planet for the sake of humans but also for the sake of the planet itself. That’s to say that you start from the whole of the globe and talk about the ecosystems, trying to keep them healthy as a value in itself. That is to say, for their own sake, like you do things for your own children or for your own dog, not only thinking of the dog as an instrument for your pleasure. So, deep ecology starts from a philosophical or religious view that all living beings have value in themselves and therefore need protection against the destruction from billions of humans. That’s one basic point. Otherwise I would say that deep ecology or the green movement is a movement of activists or being active amongst one’s own friends and where one works and, if one has the time, one takes part in demonstrations; one should try to not break any laws, but if it is absolutely necessary and everything has been with no result, then we also must break some laws. So, we have a total view; that is to say, a view of nature and man’s relation to nature such that we combine a fundamental attitude and rejoice in nature for nature with practice in society." Quelle: https://www.nancho.net/advisors/anaes.html
