I think it's vital to start shifting the default narrative around this type of thing to match current historical understanding. The Amazon rainforest is a _gar

I think it's vital to start shifting the default narrative around this type of thing to match current historical understanding. The Amazon rainforest is a _garden_. North America was deforested by humans thousands of years ago, and many trees were planted by people. "Biodiversity" is an imprecise term in a way that muddles the broader relevance. We're losing previously _managed_ forest (high biodiversity in a way that's relevant to humans) and gaining "wild" land, which often enough is not as beneficial, even as merely a carbon sink. The real story is that we've lost the ability to cultivate the land in a way that serves our interests, plus there are almost 8 billion people around now.