This question is closely related to the "Why care?" question that arises when talking about why we should avoid causing plant species to become extinct.
How about this: We exist because of plants. The very air that we breathe is because of plants. They sustain us and shelter us. Yet we give them so very little respect.
A February 15, 2024 World Economic Forum report provides even more logical reasons such as: half of the world's GDP is dependent on nature. Yet we are likely losing species due to rapid habitat loss without even realizing it. Kew estimates that there may be as many as 100,000 unnamed plant species over and above the roughly 400,000 that are known.
Preserving the natural world is critical to our very survival as well as our economic well-being. It should be our highest priority. Without it, we have nothing.
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