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AFR100 (the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative) is a country-led effort to bring 100 million hectares of land in Africa into restoration by 2030.

AFR100 contributes to the Bonn Challenge, the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI), the African Union Agenda 2063, the Sustainable Development Goals and other targets. Follow #AFR1OO

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Malawi
Restoration Commitment:
4.5 million hectares
Date Committed:
2016
Malawi

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More than one quarter of Africa’s tree cover is found outside areas previously classified as forest
Recent analyses have suggested that tree cover in non-forest ecosystems may be much higher than expected. Here, the authors map tree cover down to the individual tree level for the entire continent of Africa and find that almost 30% is found outside areas classified as forests.
Reiner, F., Brandt, M., Tong, X. et al. More than one quarter of Africa’s tree cover is found outside areas previously classified as forest. Nat Commun 14, 2258 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37880-4

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Federal Republic of Somalia
Date Committed:
2022
1.5 million hectares
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Federal Republic of Somalia
1.5
Namibia
Date Committed:
2021
76,430 hectares
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Namibia
0.07
Zambia
Date Committed:
2020
2 million hectares
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Zambia
2
Sierra Leone
Date Committed:
2020
0.7 million hectares
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Sierra Leone
0.7
Mali
Date Committed:
2019
10 million hectares
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Mali
10
Zimbabwe
Date Committed:
2018
2 million hectares
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Zimbabwe
2
Burkina Faso
Date Committed:
2018
5 million hectares
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Burkina Faso
5
Nigeria
Date Committed:
2017
4 million hectares
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Nigeria
4
Eswatini
Date Committed:
2017
0.5 million hectares
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Eswatini
0.5
Chad
Date Committed:
2017
1.4 million hectares
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Chad
1.4
South Africa
Date Committed:
2017
3.6 million hectares
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South Africa
3.6
Republic of Sudan
Date Committed:
2017
14.6 million hectares
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Republic of Sudan
14.6
Cameroon
Date Committed:
2017
12 million hectares
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Cameroon
12
Benin
Date Committed:
2016
0.5 million hectares
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Benin
0.5
Madagascar
Date Committed:
2015
4 million hectares
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Madagascar
4
Mozambique
Date Committed:
2015
1 million hectares
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Mozambique
1
Malawi
Date Committed:
2016
4.5 million hectares
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Malawi
4.5
Republic of Congo
Date Committed:
2016
2 million hectares
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Republic of Congo
2
Tanzania
Date Committed:
2018
5.2 million hectares
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Tanzania
5.2
Burundi
Date Committed:
2015
2 million hectares
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Burundi
2
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date Committed:
2016
8 million hectares
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
8
Uganda
Date Committed:
2014
2.5 million hectares
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Uganda
2.5
Kenya
Date Committed:
2016
5.1 million hectares
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Kenya
5.1
Ethiopia
Date Committed:
2016
15 million hectares
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Ethiopia
15
Central African Republic
Date Committed:
2016
3.5 million hectares
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Central African Republic
3.5
Niger
Date Committed:
2015
3.2 million hectares
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Niger
3.2
Togo
Date Committed:
2015
1.4 million
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Togo
1.4
Ghana
Date Committed:
2015
2 million hectares
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Ghana
2
Côte d'Ivoire
Date Committed:
2016
5 million hectares
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Côte d'Ivoire
5
Liberia
Date Committed:
2015
1 million hectares
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Liberia
1
Guinea
Date Committed:
2016
2 million hectares
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Guinea
2
Senegal
Date Committed:
2016
2 million hectares
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Senegal
2
Rwanda
Date Committed:
2011
2 million hectares
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Rwanda
2