Our species evolved to survive in a range of habitats. So, if we’re going to lose biodiversity in the name of conservation, it’s not a good idea to wipe out the good things we have.
I don’t think the conservation movement has ever tried to explain why biodiversity matters to humans. I do think that, to some degree, conservation is a good thing. We conserve because we see that it’s a good thing. But I also think we should be careful, because if we do lose biodiversity (as many species are doing), that doesn’t mean we’re losing anything we truly believe in.
We could make a strong argument that we are losing biodiversity because of an extinction crisis, but there are other reasons as well.
So I get the argument that conservation is good and that humans should protect biodiversity, but I think we should be careful about what we do in the midst of that conservation. We should, for example, let nature continue and let us continue to make choices about what we eat and drink and wear and to not pollute the environment any more than we already are.
The main problem with protecting biodiversity is that we don’t know what we’re doing and how much of our own actions is having a negative effect on biodiversity. As it turns out, deforestation, livestock grazing, and the burning of fossil fuels are among the top five things that are killing biodiversity. In fact, the amount of biodiversity we already have is so low that by the time we figure out how to use it most efficiently, it will probably be reduced in size.
At the same time, we’re destroying biodiversity because these things are destroying us too. For example, deforestation has been responsible for the loss of a wide range of species, including endangered species like the Sumatran tiger and elephant. As a result of these types of catastrophes, we’ve lost a lot of biological diversity, even though we could have conserved the same amount of biodiversity.
A big part of why we believe biodiversity is important and necessary is due to its role in the cycle of life. The fact that animals and plants are able to reproduce and grow and reproduce, in many ways, makes them more complex and more resilient to natural disasters, including human-made ones. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The whole process of human-made global warming is the main reason we believe we need to protect biodiversity.
I think it’s because we do. I think it’s because we are programmed to believe that nature is somehow more than it used to be. This is a huge part of why humans have been trying to make nature more “natural” for a very long time, and it’s because we think we are part of nature.
Humans have always been more resilient to natural disasters, whether it be flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, wildfires, droughts, and other natural disasters. And it is these natural disasters that have made humans more resilient to natural disasters. So, that’s why we have been trying to stop the floods, droughts, fires, and other disasters we have caused, and also trying to make the environments around us more resilient to such disasters.
By nature we are more resilient to natural disasters because our bodies are designed to absorb them. So the fact that humans are designed to protect the environments around us, nature, is why we are so more resilient to natural disasters. It is also why it is so hard to stop natural disasters. We can’t prevent them, and we can’t stop ourselves from destroying the natural environment around us.
