Editing Deep Ecology (section)

==== Eco-Centric Worldview ====
Proponents of Deep Ecology challenge the notions that humans are separate from nature, in control of nature, or stewards of nature, or that nature exists merely as a resource for human exploitation. They point to the practices of indigenous peoples, who historically managed their environments sustainably for thousands of years, as evidence that human societies are not inherently destructive. Deep ecologists believe that the prevailing materialist paradigm must be replaced with a more harmonious approach.