Established rainforests are so incredibly diverse that a single hectare can contain up to 480 tree species. Replacing and replanting all of these species — trees, ferns, flowers, vines, and more — is virtually impossible.

Established rainforests are also home to millions of organisms that deforestation would be the end of. In fact, just a single mature tree is already an ecosystem in itself, cutting one down means destroying the home of thousands of organisms.

Moreover, deforestation causes a rapid loss of nutrients and bacteria in soil. Artificially recreating nutrient-rich soil to replace the soil made infertile by deforestation requires a lot of chemicals, is expensive, and time-consuming.