"A two-decade-old experiment in the tropical rainforest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, is beginning to reveal that human-assisted restoration of logged forests can increase the speed of an ecosystem’s recovery.

The researchers also found that planting a diverse suite of seedlings, instead of only one species, led in just one decade to greater biomass and forest complexity."

Forest restoration can fare better with human helping hand, study shows
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/forest-restoration-can-fare-better-with-human-helping-hand-study-shows/