#PlantationForests are #young & cause of numerous environmental problems due to #SingleSpeciesDominance. Plantation forests have #LessBiomassDensity, #SequesterLessCarbon, #SingleStorey, & do not contain the type of #growth, #soil or #wildlife as seen in #oldgrowth natural forest ecosystems. #OldGrowthForest have high #speciesdiversity, #resilience & #carboncapture. #SaveOldGrowth as these are critical for life on planet.
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/10/are-plantation-forests-ecofriendly-or-just-green-deserts/