Unless we choose not to use it. Our culture values growth and extraction. Other cultures have lived far longer than the period from the Industrial Revolution until now, often with higher marks of health, longevity, abundance, and prosperity without lowering their environments' ability to sustain life. Only very recently did our lifespans pass typical ones for other cultures, but in the US they're already dropping again.

We sometimes do so protect. We have national parks and protect endangered species, for example. We can do plenty more. Jevon's Paradox and rebound effects don't have to happen.