Forests in the Republic of the Congo are under increasing exploitation pressure, although petroleum extraction has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy. 

Restoration assessments in Rwanda have identified a total of 1,526,379 hectares of FLR opportunities, especially in new agroforestry areas. The country also has a number of policies to support restoration, such as the Green Growth and Climate Change Strategy; National Forest Policy; and Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in Rwanda Phase III.

Due to the unique climate in Azerbaijan, about 67 percent of the species growing in the whole Caucasus can be found in Azerbaijan. Since its independence in 1991, the Azerbaijani government has taken drastic measures to preserve its environment.