The strategy to save the planet is a radical environmental framework based on the premise that industrial civilization is fundamentally incompatible with a living earth. Unlike mainstream environmentalism, which focuses on "green" consumption and policy reform, DGR argues that the only way to stop the global ecological collapse is to actively dismantle the industrial economy and return to a pre-agricultural level of technology. Core Philosophy: The End of Industrial Civilization
Before resistance can succeed, communities must know what they are fighting for. DGR prioritizes : the process of mapping, protecting, and directly defending local ecosystems. This pillar rejects the abstract concept of "global nature" in favor of intimate, place-based stewardship. Deep Green Resistance Strategy To Save The Planet
The Aboveground (AG) operates in the public sphere. Its role is crucial but distinct from traditional activism. The AG’s primary tasks are to build a culture of resistance, to spread the analysis of the problem, and to mobilize people. They engage in outreach, write books, organize demonstrations, and provide legal support. However, DGR emphasizes that the AG must remain strictly non-violent. Their job is to win the "hearts and minds" of the populace, to show that there is an alternative to the suicidal trajectory of modernity, and to normalize the idea that the system is the problem, not the solution. The strategy to save the planet is a
The movement acknowledges that the collapse of industrial civilization would be catastrophic for humans reliant on global supply chains. However, they argue that the alternative—total planetary collapse—is worse. DGR positions its strategy as a "triage" operation: save the biosphere first, because without a living planet, human survival is impossible anyway. Conclusion DGR prioritizes : the process of mapping, protecting,
The strategy draws heavily on systems theory. Complex systems, like industrial civilization, often appear robust but are actually brittle. They rely on choke points—refineries, high-voltage transmission lines, critical rail bridges, and server farms. DGR strategy suggests that a small, dedicated group of individuals (they often cite the historical figure that no resistance movement requires more than 2% of the population to succeed) can effectively neutralize a much larger force by attacking these vulnerabilities.
They vanished into the old-growth forest. No cell phones. No social media. The DGR had learned that lesson the hard way after the FBI cracked their comms in 2035. Now they used hand-delivered messages, dead drops, and a mesh network of pirated radios.