shapeAsia Region

Restoring Asia’s Forests for Climate and Communities

Regional Overview

Asia is a continent of immense biodiversity and high deforestation pressure. From Indonesia’s rainforests to the Himalayan slopes, restoration is vital for global climate stability and for sustaining billions of lives dependent on healthy ecosystems.

Total Tree Allocation for Asia: 1,425 Million Trees
India

Tree Allocation: 300 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Western Ghats, Himalayan Subtropical
Project Focus: Ghats & Himalayas - restoring the Western Ghats and Himalayan foothills to prevent soil erosion and regulate water for the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.

Indonesia

Tree Allocation: 250 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Peat Swamp Forest, Mangroves
Project Focus: Palms to Forests - restoring degraded peatlands and rainforests critical for orangutans, tigers, and rhinos through community-based agroforestry.

China

Tree Allocation: 220 Million Trees
Biome: Subtropical Forests, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Loess Plateau
Project Focus: The Great Green Wall Expansion - combating desertification and improving air quality by expanding reforestation across the Loess Plateau.

Philippines

Tree Allocation: 100 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Mangroves
Project Focus: Archipelago of Life - restoring watersheds on Luzon and Mindanao, and planting mangroves to protect coastal communities from typhoons.

Nepal

Tree Allocation: 90 Million Trees
Biome: Himalayan Subtropical Pine Forest, Temperate Broadleaf Forest
Project Focus: Community Forests of the Himalayas - empowering local forest groups to restore degraded slopes and protect water sources.

Vietnam

Tree Allocation: 80 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Mangroves
Project Focus: Mangroves & Uplands - rehabilitating mangroves in the Mekong Delta and restoring forests in the Annamite Range for endemic species.

Thailand

Tree Allocation: 70 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest, Mangroves
Project Focus: Restoring the Golden Triangle - reforesting northern agricultural zones and restoring mangroves along southern coasts.

Myanmar

Tree Allocation: 90 Million Trees
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Conifer Forest, Mangroves
Project Focus: The Last Frontier - protecting the country’s northern forests by creating wildlife corridors for elephants and tigers.

Pakistan

Tree Allocation: 50 Million
Biome: Indus Plain, Himalayan Forests
Project Focus: Green Pakistan Initiative - restoring degraded lands, empowering local communities to manage forests sustainably, combatting soil erosion, and improving watershed management to ensure clean water access for rural areas.

Bangladesh

Tree Allocation: 50 Million
Biome: Sundarbans Mangroves, Tropical Forests
Project Focus: Mangrove Restoration Program - protecting coastal ecosystems from erosion, empowering communities to plant and maintain mangroves, enhancing fishery resources, and reducing vulnerability to cyclones and floods.

Malaysia

Tree Allocation: 30 Million
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Mangroves
Project Focus: Rainforest Biodiversity Project - promoting reforestation of degraded tropical forests, protecting endangered wildlife habitats, supporting eco-tourism, and training local communities in sustainable forest management practices.

Cambodia

Tree Allocation: 25 Million
Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Tonle Sap Floodplains
Project Focus: Sustainable Forest Restoration - restoring degraded forests and floodplains, training communities in agroforestry, protecting wildlife corridors, and enhancing soil fertility to support local agriculture.

Laos

Tree Allocation: 20 Million
Biome: Tropical Forests, Highlands
Project Focus: Highland Reforestation Initiative - restoring forested mountain areas, protecting watersheds, empowering local communities with forest management skills, and conserving native plant and animal species.

Saudi Arabia

Tree Allocation: 20 Million
Biome: Desert, Arid Lands
Project Focus: Desert Greening Project - planting drought-resistant trees, combating desertification, creating sustainable urban forests, and supporting local communities with water conservation and soil stabilization programs.

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