Regrowing a forest is not as simple as it sounds. It takes a very long time for planted trees to grow and young trees have many hazards such as; fungi growth, animals that eat young seedlings, temperature changes, too little or too much sun, not enough water, etc. Young trees also compete with grasses and bushes for available nutrients and water in the soil. Due to the above, regrowing forests that have been cut down is very challenging and given how long a newly planted forest take to grow, we need to maintain existing forests and minimize the amount of trees we log each year.
