Tropical forests are a little hard to bring back to an original state due to the sheer number of species. No nursery can match it. Plus, the degradation means there are a lot of missing connections, most unknown, so restored forests around here always look a certain type of clinical. Improved, but there is always something missing.
We have over 5000 species in our little corner of Australia.
I believe we have the opportunity to add some diversity but it all depends on what this climate does to us. Lost insects, lost birds, lost mammals, lost vectors for seeds etc. I’ve got a feeling that a lot of forests will simplify over time.
Land clearing remnant vegetation is something that needs to be quite punishable at this point. It’s lost for basically forever.