生态意识与可持续的人类生活方式

The Ecological Consciousness and Sustainable Lifestyles

人类在其生活活动中需要不断地跟自然环境进行物质、能量的交换,一种文明、健康的生活方式要求此交换是以可持续的模式进行的。在人类改变自然环境的能力大为增强的现代社会,通过对生态系统运行机制的充分了解而树立一种生态意识是建立可持续的生活方式必要的前提,这种生态意识对个人选择自己的生活方式和社会制定其发展战略都具有重要的指导意义。

Human beings in their life activities carry on a continuous exchange of matter and energy with nature, which is sustainable as required by a civilized and healthy lifestyle. In modem society where human beings＇ ability to transform nature has greatly increased, an ecological consciousness based on adequate understanding of the mechanisms of the ecosystem is a necessary premise for a sustainable lifestyle. Such an ecological consciousness is of great value for directing both the individual in choosing his or her lifestyle and the society in formulating its development strategy.