Over the past century, the DRC has been at the center of the Central African "bushmeat" problem, a major environmental and socio-economic crisis. The DRC has committed to restore 8 million hectares by 2020 through the Bonn Challenge.

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.

Around 25% of the Costa Rica's land area is in protected national parks and protected areas, the largest percentage of protected areas in the world.