There are many examples.
Japanese people can no longer expect to eat whales.
American's must temper their gluttonous energy consumption. And Chinese citizens must end their use of disposable chopsticks. China's forests have become so diminished, and the impacts upon ecosystem services such as water retention have become so evident and severe, that the government in 1997 started a forest protection program to reduce logging by 5 million cubic meters annually. This is in addition to major reforestation programs. Together these factors add up to a severe domestic timber shortage, necessitating that China import more than 60 million cubic meters of timber yearly to meet its needs.