While the criticism about high tree density per sq. metre in Miyawaki forests is partly valid, the vertical growth due to high density is not inherently unnatural or detrimental, but rather mirrors early-stage dynamics of natural forest regeneration, and may even enhance carbon sequestration and canopy formation in the short term
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While the loss was in the forest core and bridge areas (corridors connecting different core areas), the increase in forest area was mostly restricted to islets — patches of forest containing no core and representing isolated habitats. Nearly half of newly added forests were islets, while a negligible 6% increase in forest cover was in the core
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Let’s be clear: not all tree-planting is good. In Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, for instance, climate schemes involving tree planting have led to plummeting groundwater levels, soil acidification, and the loss of native grasses vital to both wildlife and pastoralists
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