Sri Lanka has a remarkably high proportion of the species among its flora and fauna -- 27% of the 3,210 flowering plants and 22% of the mammals -- that are endemic.

Forests in the Republic of the Congo are under increasing exploitation pressure, although petroleum extraction has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy. 

The first 20 years of South Korea's growth surge resulted in deforestation and the ongoing destruction of wetlands. However, there have been recent efforts to balance these problems, including an $84 billion five-year green growth project to boost energy efficiency and green technology.