Yes unfortunately the political interests are often antagonistic to environmental concerns, something I had the misfortune of experiencing at my time at the UN. I personally like to think of tech advancement being the key to helping in such areas- maybe in a few decades we can massively reduce/reverse the negative impact that has afflicted these ecosystems and biomes. It's sad to think of species like the Hawksbill turtle (more East African but first animal that comes to mind) dying out :(