Although the Guinean and Ivorian sides of the Nimba Massif, a protected area, are a UNESCO Strict Nature Reserve, the portion of the so-called Guinean Backbone continues into Liberia, where it has been mined for decades. 

Over 40% of Belarus' 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. About a fifth of Belarusian land (principally farmland and forests in the southeastern regions) was affected by radiation fallout from Ukraine's 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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.