The UN has declared 2021-2030 the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. In Africa, 34 countries have so far pledged to bring 129.5 million hectares under restoration by 2030 as part of AFR100. Now is the time to speed up action on these commitments and scale up implementation.

This is where we want to help. WWF’s Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa initiative is an ambitious multi-country effort that aims to kick start the restoration of 13.5 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes across nine countries by 2027 as our contribution to AFR100.

Accelerating locally led land restoration across Africa’s vital landscapes

There are thousands of community-led organizations that are restoring land across the continent, making the soil more productive while helping to galvanize local economies, boost biodiversity, adapt to the impacts of climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.