You're right. And yet you're not. Like many other people, you seem to assume that there is us on one side and nature on the other. But we are part of nature. We are not opponents, not adversaries. The changes we make are also part of nature. Take the beaver, for example: it dams streams and rivers, destroying various habitats – and creating just as many new ones! There is destruction and creation, decay and growth. We and our actions are part of all of this. Our responsibility (which we often fail to fulfil ;-(( is to ensure that we avoid unnecessary waste, abuse of the environment, thoughtlessness and recklessness. We are on the way... But there is still a long way to go.