Karaniwang inuugnay ang mga reforestation activity sa pagtatanim ng mga puno sa mga degraded o nasirang lugar. Gayunpaman, marami pa ring kailangang intindihin sa pagtatanim ng mga puno, mula sa mismong gawain ng pagtatanim hanggang sa sa pag-aalaga ng mga punla, na maaaring magastos at nakasalalay sa suplay ng binhi o buto. Bukod dito, kailangang tanungin din kung tama nga ba ang species ng halaman (katutubong halaman sa halip na hindi katutubo ngunit economically important) na itatanim upang pakinabangan ng biodiversity o saribuhay.

Reforestation activities typically involve planting trees in degraded areas. However, tree planting is resource-intensive, requiring labor for the planting and more importantly nurturing of the seedlings, and may be expensive and limited by seedling supply. Moreover, there is always a question of whether the right plant species (i.e., native rather than non-native economically important species) are being planted to benefit biodiversity.

The Philippines is often hit by tropical cyclones (TCs), which bring heavy rainfall that can cause floods and landslides. More often than not, the patterns of TCs repeat. For instance, if a typhoon with a certain amount of rainfall passes through Central Luzon, a similar typhoon that will pass through Central Luzon again in the future is likely to have the same amount and distribution of rainfall.