I imagine it might be possible to put effort into growing healthy forests even after clear cutting / devastating fire. But this may be more expensive than the profit from clear cutting.

It is interesting how strong an example clear cutting forests is for externalizing the costs... and pushing them more than a century down the timeline. Should this be something that we regulate? Or, should we include the cost for the future forest fires in the price of the timber?

Similarly, shouldn't the gas producing countries pay for the cost of the CO2 their product disposes into the atmosphere?