> We don't have to protect nature but we want to because it is beautiful and amazing. Yes, but at what costs? Taking away half the available land and water re

> We don't have to protect nature but we want to because it is beautiful and amazing. Yes, but at what costs? Taking away half the available land and water resources on the planet - which is what they are advocating for - will inevitably have costs associated with the benefits you mention. If those costs are negligible I'm fine with it, if on the other hand we significantly make the lives worse for all human beings for "frievlous reasons" I think we would be right to criticize these views.