We probably have similar perspectives, but there are a few fundamental differences. I don’t think there is any “recovering from” human impact. I think that human impact is not only hopefully irreversible, but ideally a beneficial thing where we make the world a better place for us to live. There are some practices that we need to cut down on as a species. There are ways we can be more efficient, and conserve resources. But the vast majority of waste is fueled by government and an inflation based world, and could fairly easily be reduced by individuals if left to their own means. We have the land, natural resources, and human ingenuity to sustain upwards of 50 Billion people in my mind. After that, we will probably need to make the great leap towards being interplanetary. But the ultimate truth is that we should find that equilibrium ourselves and act on it according, not allow others to dictate what the correct number of humans are and population control us. Also, more humans is always better than less, as a moral principle.