An application of the principle of anthropocentrism is critical for the nature conservation. Lack of clarity by anthropocentrism-applicability in the nature conservation results in many uncertainties in deciding what should be the subject of the protection and then in what means to use in protected areas. Generic (non-anthropocentric) approach is based on the assumption that Man is promoted to a higher level of self-awareness, he comprehend that he must not to affect everything in his surroundings. Man is therefore no longer master of the world, but he is a part of the world only. What's more, Man needs intact nature for his permanently successful life. The basic difference in anthropocentric and generic approach to the nature conservation consists in the target state of the landscape: (1) natural balanced landscape that supplies a good environment for human life, (2) natural landscape that may not be consistent with the general human awareness of a "friendly" country. The general approach to the nature conservation must be based on a "social agreement" that certain part of the landscape may be excluded from economic activities.
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