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.
I submit the following for your consideration: When minorities express pride, it's (usually) a cultural kind of pride, not racial. Black pride has to do with Black culture and history, Mexican pride has to do with Mexican culture and history, Asian pride has to do with Asian culture and history. White people's culture isn't considered White culture, it's considered American culture (or British or Australian culture), because white people are the majority.