Bryan Norton's weak anthropocentrism shows that all practical conservation goals can be achieved by expanding and refining human preference satisfaction without positing non-human intrinsic value.

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Anthropocentrism(in environmental ethics and philosophy): The view that human beings and human concerns are the center of everything—that nature's value comes only from how it benefits or matters to people.
Bryan Norton(named philosopher whose ideas are central to the statement): An American environmental philosopher who developed theories about how we should think about nature and conservation based on human interests and preferences.
Conservation(what the statement discusses achieving): The protection and preservation of natural environments, wildlife, and resources.
Non-human intrinsic value(what weak anthropocentrism argues we don't need to believe in): The idea that nature, animals, or ecosystems have value and importance in themselves, separate from whether humans find them useful or want them.

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