"Earth as garden" is the right metaphor I think. There are no wildernesses on earth that have not been reshaped by humans. It is now thought that even the amazo

"Earth as garden" is the right metaphor I think. There are no wildernesses on earth that have not been reshaped by humans. It is now thought that even the amazon was mostly replanted by humans for aboreal agriculture. A pristine wilderness is not a well founded concept, nor has it ever existed alongside hominids. The reason to preserve biodiversity is because it makes for a richer better world. The reason for creating biodiversity is the same.