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There are no charges for and Merriweather Sans, both of which are publication and no fees to access any of the typefaces with an Open Font Licence that content. have been designed by Eben Sorkin. “The priority we must begin to seriously consider is Ecosphere before community, ecosystem before organism, the whole before the part. The planet is more than its people.” Stan Rowe 118 The Ecological Citizen Vol 1 No 2 2018 www.ecologicalcitizen.net Contents The Ecological Citizen | Vol 1 No 2 2018 Editorial Green fidelity and the grand finesse: Stepping stones to the ‘Pacocene’ 121 Joe Gray Cover photo Opinions Mountain stream in Ecocentrism: What it means and what it implies 130 Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Joe Gray, Ian Whyte and Patrick Curry Park, Catalunya, Spain Ecocentrism: Left or right? 134 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; https:// Patrick Curry creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). The intrinsic value of geodiversity 137 Julien Lagarde Haydn Washington A vision for an ecocentric society and how to get there 141 Shann Turnbull Reflections Armchair ecotourism: A tribute to Edward Abbey 145 Joe Gray Interviews Interview with Captain Paul Watson 152 Interview with Paul Ehrlich 154 Long articles Anthropocene boosters and the attack on wilderness conservation 161 George Wuerthner Learning for biosphere security in a crowded, warming world 171 Alexander Lautensach ‘Any size population will do?’: The fallacy of aiming for stabilization of human numbers 181 Karin Kuhlemann From wilderness to plastic plants: How might we get back to wildness? 191 Helen Kopnina Harmony – not ‘theory’ 203 Haydn Washington Featured artists This issue also features Book and culture reviews artworks by Aino Leskinen, Becoming indigenous: A review of The Ends of the World 212 Andrea Williamson, Anna Patrick Curry Walsh, Daksha Patel, Henneke Andreae, Lars Poetry and prose section Schmidt, Louise Morgan, Matthew Verdon, Works by Robinson Jeffers, Marina Tsvetaeva, Jun Takami, Edward Thomas, DH Lawrence, Mita Solanky, Nicholas Emily Dickinson, Laura Larriva Page, Elizabeth Carothers Herron, Robert Fagen, Rodriguez, Rebecca R Patrick Curry, Pepper Trail and Haydn Washington 217 Burrill, Sarah Misselbrook Selected by Victor Postnikov and Vic McEwan. The Ecological Citizen Vol 1 No 2 2018 119 Editorial Board www.ecologicalcitizen.net Editor-in-Chief María Valeria Berros Alessandro Pelizzon Patrick Curry Researcher in Rights of Nature Researcher in Earth-Centred Law Writer and Scholar Santa Fe, Argentina Lismore, NSW, Australia London, UK David Blackwell John J Piccolo Educator and Nature-lover Associate Professor in Associate Editors Halifax, NS, Canada Environmental and Life Sciences Eileen Crist Susana Borràs Pentinat Karlstad, Sweden Writer and Teacher Lecturer in Public International Law Deborah Rose Blacksburg, VA, USA Tarragona, Spain Adjunct Professor in Adam Dickerson Tom Butler Environmental Humanities Senior Lecturer in International Studies Writer and Activist Sydney, NSW, Australia and International Development Huntington, VT, USA Coyote Alberto Ruz Buenfil Canberra, ACT, Australia Nigel Cooper Environmental and Social Activist Joe Gray Chaplain and Biologist Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage, Mexico Naturalist and Researcher Cambridge, UK Dyane Sherwood St Albans, UK Paul Cryer Jungian Psychoanalyst Ian Whyte Conservationist Oberlin, OH, USA Field Naturalist Hillcrest, South Africa Vandana Shiva Ottawa, ON, Canada Cormac Cullinan Scholar and Environmental Activist Environmental Attorney and Author Delhi, India Cape Town, South Africa Steve Szeghi Art Editor John Davis Professor of Economics Stephanie Moran Wildways Trekker Wilmington, OH, USA Artist and Librarian Westport, NY, USA Bron Taylor London, UK Alan Watson Featherstone Professor of Religion, Nature Founder and Visionary – Trees for Life and Environmental Ethics Art Advisor Findhorn, UK Gainesville, FL, USA Salomón Bazbaz Lapidus Mumta Ito Andrew Walton Director – Cumbre Tajín Festival Lawyer, Zoologist and Bioregionalist Papantla de Olarte, Mexico Founder – Nature’s Rights Birmingham, UK Forres, UK Haydn Washington Poetry Editor Marjolein Kok Environmental Scientist Victor Postnikov Environmental Activist and Researcher and Activist Poet, Essayist and Translator Utrecht, the Netherlands Sydney, NSW, Australia Kiev, Ukraine Helen Kopnina Rachel Waters Environmental Anthropologist Academic and Advocacy Journalist Consulting Editors Leiden, the Netherlands Brooklyn, NY, USA Sandy Irvine Joseph Lambert Fiona Wilton Political Activist Researcher in Earth Jurisprudence Programme Coordinator Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK London, UK – Gaia Foundation Ted Mosquin Sandra Lubarsky Colombia/Uruguay Naturalist Scholar in Sustainability Doug Woodard Lanark, ON, Canada Flagstaff, AZ, USA Environmentalist Michelle Maloney St Catharines, ON, Canada Editorial Advisors Lawyer and National George Wuerthner David Abram Convenor of AELA Photographer, Author and Activist Cultural Ecologist Brisbane, QLD, Australia Bend, OR, USA and Geophilosopher Alexandra Marcelino Peter Jingcheng Xu Upper Rio Grande Valley, NM, USA Jurist in Environmental Law Researcher in Literature Melinda Alfano Lisbon, Portugal Beijing, China Graduate in Water Resources Maria Carolina Negrini Mersha Yilma New York, NY, USA Lawyer Practitioner of Earth Jurisprudence Oussou Lio Appolinaire São Paolo, Brazil Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Practitioner of Earth Vanja Palmers Suzanne York Jurisprudence Buddhist Teacher promoting Animal Rights Director – Transition Earth Avrankou, Benin Lucerne, Switzerland San Francisco, CA, USA 120 The Ecological Citizen Vol 1 No 2 2018 www.ecologicalcitizen.net EDITORIAL Green fidelity and the grand finesse: Stepping stones to the ‘Pacocene’ “In arguing that an ecological ethics is not act accordingly. I term this strategy a ‘grand Joe Gray only desirable but urgently needed, I am finesse’. The analogy is imperfect, of course. aware that it could also be asked: but is it Sam has no influence at all on the position of About the author feasible? A number of answers come to the king; however, for us, while it may feel at Joe is a naturalist based mind. One, the simplest but not the least times as if we are at the mercy of a celestial in St Albans, UK, who is important, is: who knows? But it has got card dealer, we can at least do something currently studying for a to be worth a try, because if we don’t then to effect cultural change. But the task is PhD in conservation. He the answer will certainly turn out to be ‘no’. gargantuan. is a Knowledge Network Even if we do try, there are no guarantees; To get an idea of the scale of our challenge, Expert for the United but then there is a chance.” it is worth reflecting on an observation made Nations’ Harmony with (Curry, 2011: 269) by John Michael Greer (2009: 187): Nature programme and is an Associate Editor of the Journal. The successful efforts for change are usually n the card game of contract bridge, players those that pursue specific improvements or Citation must work with incomplete