Traditional Christianity often teaches three unhelpful doctrines that make it harder for believers to respond to the ecological crisis.
The first unhelpful doctrine is the idea of a special creation where a supernatural being created a profane world. If nature is not seen as itself holy we may neglect this planet while striving for some other, supposedly better, world. We must, instead, teach that this world is a precious gift from a mysterious source, and we are its caretakers.
The second unhelpful doctrine is that the earth, the plants, and all the animals were created for human beings to use. If we only look at animals as our food, trees as our lumber and the earth as our property, it will be difficult to honor nature as having value in and of itself.
The third unhelpful doctrine is that human beings are supposed to control nature. If we custom design the world for ourselves and treat other species as our possessions we risk losing the rich biological diversity that makes this such a beautiful world in the first place.
It is an eternal duty to make sure our worldview remains sane as our understanding of the world increases. Human beings have created countless temples to God. Sometimes we even fight over our definitions of that God. But, whatever our source- whether supernatural person or natural process- He, She or It has made only one temple- and that is the temple of nature.
It is the very essence of idolatry to choose religion over nature.