I haven’t read much deep ecology either. Seth Baum has written that some people think there is intrinsic value in functioning ecosystems—presumably these people would want the ecosystems to continue as a garden world. Other people value biodiversity (number of species). But you’re right that some just want whatever would have happened naturally.
I haven’t read much deep ecology either. Seth Baum has written that some people think there is intrinsic value in functioning ecosystems—presumably these people would want the ecosystems to continue as a garden world. Other people value biodiversity (number of species). But you’re right that some just want whatever would have happened naturally.