https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/balan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_nature
>It’s much older than you and you are not its legal guardian.
A fair few cultures believe they are. NZ recognises the Whanganui River as having legal personhood.
It doesn't want anything or have the ability to choose its responses to changes. Which is exactly why we are the legal guardians of natural ecosystems, by the way - have you not heard of lands and waters protected from certain human activities? The fact that we don't currently stop ourselves from propogating honeybees into ecosystems that can't fit them is not an indication of anything except our failures.
We are part of the ecosystem. So any discussion we’re having is also part of being and operating in the ecosystem…
But then again, since as you argue (rightfully so!) that I’m also part of the ecosystem: me caring and expressing doubts is actually working as the ecosystem.
That’s how I’m being (virtually) a part of it.