EcoTypes axes, as summarized in the FAQ, represent important ideological conflicts or debates related to environmental issues; each is defined in terms of opposing poles. The fourteen axes below may help you reflect on some of the fundamental assumptions underlying your environmental ideas.
Is environmentalism sufficiently diverse given efforts to date, or should broader participation across race and class receive higher priority?
Should we approach environmental issues by focusing more on ideas and beliefs, or on material practices and behaviors?
Should we care about the nonhuman world for its own sake, or for how it serves human interests?
Is nature typified by its own inherent order and harmony separate from humans, or is it now fully hybrid, interwoven with humanity?
Should we trust the ecological findings of alternative claims to truth, or those of mainstream science?