>>212895527>>212900403We (still) have tough environmental regulations but it's much easier to preserve small secondary forests than a gigantic primeval forest. Brazilian states with net positive forest growth are in the east and already cut down most of their original biome. This is why Europe can do it, they already cut down their massive forests, it's really hard to fight antropic activity against new ecosystems unless it's a frozen taiga. This is a consequence of the human peopling of the world