We do the same thing with the forests,, gain control over it to control abundance for the Global System when the resource is regional and not global,, not really sustainable when looking at the big picture... Managed forests grown like rows of corn for a global market system of production/consumption always expansion to measure success... The plants,, animals,, people and the environment do not win,, they never win in this scenario...

The environment only experiences a controlled life history,,, only a 40 year section that is fully controlled where the trees are planted,, grow and then harvested again to start over... A natural forest has a never ending life history when not controlled,, different resources exploited and available at different intervals in life history...