> We know that the existence of the forest is extremely valuable in its natural state — for carbon capture, biodiversity, etc, but we expect to reap its rewards

> We know that the existence of the forest is extremely valuable in its natural state — for carbon capture, biodiversity, etc, but we expect to reap its rewards without paying for it. The forest is just as much a natural resource as the oil underneath Saudi Arabia, for example. From this HN thread of two months ago: Egypt has managed to plant trees in the desert usi... check out the influential book - The Forest and The Sea by Marston Bates - that I mentioned: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24820550 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24820550