Utilitarian Justification: Sees some aspect of the environment as valuable because it benefits individuals economically or is directly necessary to human survival
Ecological Justification: An ecosystem that is
necessary for the survival of some species of interest to us or that the system itself provides some benefits.
Aesthetic Justification: Our appreciation of the
beauty of nature. We save nature because it makes us feel good to see it
Recreational Justification: People use
wilderness for recreation
Inspirational Justification: Conserver of nature
can be based on its benefits to the human spirit.
Creative Justification: Nature is an aid to human
creativity
Moral Justification: Has to do with the belief that
various aspects of the environment have a right to exist and that it is our moral obligation to allow them to continue or help them to persist