Immense number of technological discoveries have come from the research of a wide variety of critters and plants on Earth. We also depend deeply on rich, stabl

Immense number of technological discoveries have come from the research of a wide variety of critters and plants on Earth. We also depend deeply on rich, stable ecological systems to provide raw materials and speciality substances to our societies. We have no idea how to live or prosper in the absence of a vibrant network of life on Earth. Doing so would likely be very difficult. It's on our own best interest to protect nature on Earth.