Global Forest Restoration Potential

  • 4.4 billion ha of canopy cover is the global potential tree cover distributed across the world.

  • 0.9 billion ha of canopy cover available for restoration.*

  • 205 Gt of additional carbon sink potential

  • 2 billion ha (2x size of China) once forested now degraded, costs countries more than $6 trillion p.a. (equiv. 8.3% GDP in 2016)**

  • $7–30 in economic benefits for every dollar invested - restoring degraded forests**

*Basin et al SCIENCE Jul 2019: The global tree restoration potential

**World Resource Institute: Roots of prosperity, 2017