If this could work, there would no doubt be plenty of money happily poured into it. There must be countless charities/non-profits, already raising heaps of mon

If this could work, there would no doubt be plenty of money happily poured into it. There must be countless charities/non-profits, already raising heaps of money and manpower, attempting to do exactly this. There needs to be either strong local government (eg. National Parks in US) or strong incentives for locals to protect these habitats (eg. ecotourism in Costa Rica). Otherwise, international demand for valuable rainforest wood is just too great an incentive. I worked for a non-profit [1] in Borneo some years ago, where the incentive was free healthcare to communities that stopped illegal logging in their regions. However, it was barely successful at that specific endeavour- for example, large ironwoods, a highly valuable tree, are almost entirely gone- even if locals stop logging, loggers from elsewhere will just fill the void (govt there is a joke). 1. https://healthinharmony.org https://healthinharmony.org