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"When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money."

-- popular quote of unclear but probably native American origin in the 70s: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/10/20/last-tree-cut/

[acqq]

And, if anybody doubts, it's sure that we are losing forests as we speak:

"World losing area of forest the size of the UK each year, report finds

Chance of ending deforestation by 2030 seems lower than when pledge was made five years ago"

Guardian, Sep 2019:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/deforest...