No. 3 / 2025.9
老子「自然之道」對生物多樣性保育的啟發
Inspiration from Laozi’s “Dao of Nature” on Biodiversity Conservation
This paper explores how the concepts of “Dao” and “nature” in Laozi’s philosophy provide a philosophical foundation for modern biodiversity conservation, promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through the Satoyama Initiative. Integrating the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, ecosystem services theory, and core arguments from Laozi’s Dao De Jing, it analyzes challenges in biodiversity loss and potential solutions. Laozi’s theories of “being and non-being” and concepts like compassion, frugality, and contentment resonate with modern ecology’s dynamic equilibrium, serving as an environmental ethic to guide sustainable development strategies. Through in-depth interpretation of Laozi’s texts, “Dao emulates nature” offers a philosophical perspective beyond modern science, emphasizing the need to relinquish excessive intervention and align with natural laws for long-term balance between ecosystems and human well-being. By transforming value systems, it aims toward the 2050 vision of “living in harmony with nature.”
Keywords
sustainable development, being and non-being, nature, Satoyama Initiative, Dao