> assuming zero regrowth. "Regrowth" does not imply a restoration of the pristine ecosystem. Loss of biodiversity is irreversible. It might look "fine" to you

> assuming zero regrowth. "Regrowth" does not imply a restoration of the pristine ecosystem. Loss of biodiversity is irreversible. It might look "fine" to you to see leaves everywhere, but the thousands upon thousands of complex and intricate food webs don't just spring back overnight, or even over a century. When things go extinct, they just don't come back, ever. (reforestation always brings this image to mind: https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-08-25/amateur-restoration-botches-jesus-painting-spain https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-08-25/amateur-restoration-b...)