Humans depend on the rest of the planet on many ways. The frontier of drug discovery come from plants in the rainforest at a time when conventional antibiotics

Humans depend on the rest of the planet on many ways. The frontier of drug discovery come from plants in the rainforest at a time when conventional antibiotics are beginning to fail us. Lots of carbon is locked up in peat bogs in that same rainforest that we light on fire to clear land for palm oil production. We also need to manage soil properly if we are to sustain food production on this planet. Conservation is necessary regardless of whether you're doing it for other animals or for us. Conservation is about not letting short-term incentives thwart long-term sustainability, in other words self-discipline over impulsiveness.