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