ABSTRACT
If asked to define what the phrase ecological politics means, non-specialists might say it had something to do with trying to save the environment by changing government policies so that we could create an environmentally sustainable society. They might refer to campaigns by environmental groups as examples of ecological politics and note that the environmental movement is the spearhead of ecological politics. If pressed to explain what we were saving the environment from they might respond ‘humanity’, specifically overpopulation, overconsumption, and greed. The decision about whether something will save or further damage the environment would require advice from scientists, who have a good knowledge of how nature works, to determine the environmental impact of a given policy or action.1
