John Seed
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John Seed is an Australia
n environmentalist
and director of the Rainforest Information Centre which successfully campaigned to save the sub-tropical rainforests of New South Wales
. He is also a prominent figure in the deep ecology
movement and co-creator of the Council of All Beings, and other re-earthing processes.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and director of the Rainforest Information Centre which successfully campaigned to save the sub-tropical rainforests of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. He is also a prominent figure in the deep ecology
Deep ecology
Deep ecology is a contemporary ecological philosophy that recognizes an inherent worth of all living beings, regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs. The philosophy emphasizes the interdependence of organisms within ecosystems and that of ecosystems with each other within the...
movement and co-creator of the Council of All Beings, and other re-earthing processes.