In southeastern Bangladesh, experiments have been done since the 1960s to 'build with nature'. Construction of cross dams has induced a natural accretion of silt, creating new land. 

Niger's economy is concentrated around subsistence and some export agriculture clustered in the more fertile south, and the export of raw materials, especially uranium ore. Niger commited to restore 3.2 million hectares as a contribution to the Bonn Challenge.

Viet Nam is one of twenty-five megadiverse countries, and is home to approximately 16% of the world's species. 15,986 species of flora have been identified in the country, of which 10% are endemic. In agricultural genetic diversity, Viet Nam is one of the world's twelve original cultivar centers.