Forests account for 28% of France's land area and are some of the most diverse in Europe, comprising more than 140 species of trees. France was one of the first countries to create an environment ministry, in 1971.

Up to 8% of the Central African Republic is covered by forest, and its forests are highly diverse and include commercially important species of Ayous, Sapelli and Sipo. The Central African Republic has committed to restoring 1 million hectares of land by 2020 through the Bonn Challenge, and 2.5 million hectares by 2030.

About 82% of New Zealand's indigenous vascular plants are endemic, covering 1,944 species across 65 genera and includes a single endemic family. New Zealand conservationists have pioneered several methods to help threatened wildlife recover, including island sanctuaries, pest control, wildlife translocation, fostering, and ecological restoration of islands and other selected areas.