Lee recommends employing natural succession to restore forests-first thinning the betel-nut orchards, then planting species with a high economic value (such as teak) or fast-growing trees that can be turned into paper pulp. Farmers wouldn't cut down their betel-nut trees until their new crops could be harvested.
李錦育則建議採取自然演替的方式造林，先在檳榔園空隙處或做疏伐後，種植高經濟（如柚木）或其他作紙漿材的速生樹種，等新生樹種可收穫時再砍除檳榔。