Malawi's economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. Through a pledge to the Bonn Challenge, Malawi has committed to restoring 2 million hectares of its land by 2020 and an additional 2.5 million hectares by 2030.

Much of Mongolia consists of the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland steppe, with forested areas comprising 11.2% of the total land area, a higher percentage than the Republic of Ireland (10%). 

Armenia's terrain is mostly mountainous, with fast flowing rivers and few forests. Armenia has established a Ministry of Nature Protection and introduced taxes for air and water pollution and solid-waste disposal, whose revenues are used for environmental protection activities.