Uganda has experienced a sharp decline in forest cover, from 24% in 1990, to 9% in 2015, and land degradation which is associated with soil erosion is equally increasing. In order to mitigate this, Uganda has prioritised forest restoration through existing national targets and a Bonn Challenge pledge.

Burkina Faso has a larger number of elephants than many countries in West Africa. Lions, leopards and buffalo can also be found there, including the dwarf or red buffalo, a smaller reddish-brown animal which looks like a fierce kind of short-legged cow.

36% of Indonesia's 1,531 species of bird and 39% of its 515 species of mammal are endemic. Indonesia is home to the first private sector pledge to the Bonn Challenge, by Asia Pulp & Paper Group for 1 million hectares.