Trees once graced a wide band of temperate and tropical lands over the planet's surface. Humankind in all its diversities has long been busy taking down trees until now there are fewer left to take each day. Questions of perspective then may depend on determinations of descent, confrontation or ascent. One is an artifact of humankind, the other an artifact of all the rest of us sharing this planet over time. Both, over time, will self-destruct according to established rules of nature governing them.
Relevance resides solely in the question.
When more of us choose not to destroy and, in fact, to build without unnatural destruction, a pattern emerges, a warp and woof is established which may constitute The New Tribal Community of which Quinn speculates. In terms of perspectives, look, if you will, at the words in the last paragraph. Those are rather conventional in choice and in choice of use. Now, let's shift perspective. When I choose, in any way possible, not to destroy unnaturally some thing, some where, some way, some how, I make a difference.