Yet we have so disconnected ourselves from the natural world; the rise of technology and industry may have distanced us superficially from nature, but it has not changed our reliance on the natural world: most of what we use and consume on a daily basis remains the product of multitudes of interactions within nature. There is no question that Earth has been a giving planet. Everything humans have needed to survive, and thrive, was provided by the natural world around us. Food, water, medicine, materials for shelter, and even…