> Nonetheless, the researchers admit that there is still likely to be some impact on biodiversity due to the replacement of virgin woodland with timber monocult

> Nonetheless, the researchers admit that there is still likely to be some impact on biodiversity due to the replacement of virgin woodland with timber monocultures.” Is there something preventing us from replenishing the natural woodland after harvesting wood without making it monocrop? Presumably it’s more expensive to thin out an area vs. just clearcutting. But even then if you just cut blocks inside a larger area and replant the trees, won’t everything else come back too?