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.

China is one of 17 megadiverse countries. China has over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, making it the third-most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil and Colombia.