Man has a profound effect on the land, in many ways, and has done so for about 10k years with the advent Agriculture. This in itself has a marked influence on land through several mediums, land clearing, leading to deforestation on a global scale.
The word pride is used in this case an antonym for shame. Pride in this sense is an affirmation of one's self and the community as a whole. The modern gay pride movement began after the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s.
People could answer that with long studies and surveys, which could take years. In the book Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen uses irony, metaphors, and characters to appoint a heart throbbing tone, which answers one scenario of a common goal of people. Irony is a major device that is often used in Pride and Prejudice.