Timber production is important for South Africa but it covers huge swaths of land. The movement of species is assisted through the creation of corridors between the plantations

But more research, development and innovation, as well as investment is needed

As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed

A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems