One of the issues is transportation. Prior to the American Civil War, most people were just buried, without a coffin -- because they were buried locally, not lo

One of the issues is transportation. Prior to the American Civil War, most people were just buried, without a coffin -- because they were buried locally, not long after death. The Civil War introduced the need to preserve bodies in order to ship them home. Embalming and coffins became common place. Even if you are avoiding embalming and coffins, if you want your body disposed of in a forest like this, it somehow needs to be shipped. Burning the body locally and then shipping the ashes is a good alternative (to embalming and coffins). The article has some stats. Cremation is about half the environmental impact of current practices. When you then add in the ability to help protect a forest with your burial plot, it seems like it would add up significantly.