Once you cut down all the trees you've got yourself a big ass problem, doesn't matter if a world without trees is more "natural" or not.

Case in point, all the CEOs and big-money managers who benefit from the mining and extracting businesses buy their (big) residences in pretty "natural" places, surrounded by water and lots of greenery. I'm pretty sure they and their kids don't live in the areas affected by their companies' non-natural dealings.