I think there are more precise definitions, but it requires more understanding. You can talk about protecting native species and there are moral arguments for that. Although I am not sure how much that actually drives people. For many nature seems to be an almost religious topic with binary views routed in self interest. You just have to talk to solar or wind objectors to realise that.
I live in the UK and the situation is pretty extreme. People love nature passionately. But most of what people view as natural is degraded farmland. The National Parks are all landscapes that only exist directly from human intervention (usually sheep, grouse, mining, forestry). And many of the protected areas have people living in them that get outsized property prices and endless tourism.
I live in the UK and the situation is pretty extreme. People love nature passionately. But most of what people view as natural is degraded farmland. The National Parks are all landscapes that only exist directly from human intervention (usually sheep, grouse, mining, forestry). And many of the protected areas have people living in them that get outsized property prices and endless tourism.