For a better planet
96% of the mammals on earth are humans (36%) and their livestock (60% are farm animals). Only 4% of worldwide mammals are considered to be wild animals any more.
Even more concerning is the loss of biogenetic diversity and biomass in the case of insects. A study published in 2017 found out about a "75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass[...]" from 1989 to 2016 in western europe. Do you believe this has gotten better?
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
These numbers sound very uncomforting.
But the problems we as the human race have created go even much deeper.
Up to 3% of global landmass is expected as urban areas, including villages and cities. This wouldn't be a problem in itself. However, to feed the people living in these 3%, the human race occupied way more landmass than that.
Agriculture dominates human land use the most. About 37-40% of the terrestrial surface. Approximately 12% as cropland and 25-28% as pasture (grazing land for farm animals and livestock).
30% of the worldwide forests are used for production (primarily forestry & the wood industry). There are countries with especially high percentages and some with lower usage by mankind. So far we have to protect the most endangered biomes around the globe.
This ultimately sums up to a real high percentage of land that is intensively used by humans.
To achieve this, we all have to change our behaviour, buy fewer products of higher quality, buy local, and buy products that might at least have a little positive impact on the environment.
Even our products leave a small footprint on the earth's ecosystems, but at the same time they help to preserve unique pieces of land from further exploitation by humans. Read more about this topic.
Sources: FAO 2020 FAOSTAT Land Use database [3]
Ramankutty et al., 2008, Farming the planet: 1. Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands in the year 2000 (Global Biogeochemical Cycles) [4]
Seto et al., 2011, Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools (PNAS) [1]
Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), European Commission JRC [2]