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Here's a rad article about how humanity were / are good stewards of nature, but colonialism came and messed it all up.

"People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years"
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023483118

"The current biodiversity crisis can seldom be explained by the loss of uninhabited wildlands, resulting instead from the appropriation, colonization, and intensifying use of the biodiverse cultural landscapes long shaped and sustained by prior societies. Recognizing this deep cultural connection with biodiversity will therefore be essential to resolve the crisis."