The ethical belief that humans alone possess intrinsic value. Anthropocentrism qualifies an action or a perception of a given situation that is interpreted by humans or consider humans as the main focus. Similarly, the value that something has for human beings and human purposes may be considered an anthropocentric value. The concept of nature’s contributions to people (NCP), for example, is a fundamentally anthropocentric notion.
Source: IPBES (2019), Global Assessment Report, Glossary; 2020 IPBES Global Report Glossary.
