Gabon is a central African country with large rainforests. Its wild-elephant population has rebounded by some 60% since the 1990s, thanks to sustainable logging practices. Lee White, the country's environment minister until 2023, championed the idea that countries with large rainforests could earn billions by keeping their trees standing. The military junta that ousted Mr White's government has largely kept up its environmental policies.
The difference between art and science is that science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else.