You should read some of terraformation's blog posts, they're quite sensible and talk about why you need desalination. Tldr, while forests do create their own mi

You should read some of terraformation's blog posts, they're quite sensible and talk about why you need desalination. Tldr, while forests do create their own microclimate, maintaining moisture, etc you need desalination for the first decade or two while the forest boots up. Also, desalination is largely a function of energy, as solar falls in price, so does the cost of desalination. https://terraformation.com/blog/solar-powered-desalination-reverse-desertification https://terraformation.com/blog/solar-powered-desalination-r...