Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tree cover and reforestation
The Congo Basin holds the second-largest tropical rainforest on Earth, and much of it lies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This page shows how much tree cover stands in the areas where we work, how it is changing, and how you can help fund new planting.
Tree cover today
What the satellite record shows
Green shows tree cover in 2000. Red shows where tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2024. Map data: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, via Global Forest Watch.
160 million hectares
Natural forest in the DRC in 2020, covering about 68% of the country’s land area.
590,000 hectares
Primary forest lost across the DRC in 2024, the highest annual figure on record.
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Info on our project area
National figures: Global Forest Watch country dashboard and Global Forest Watch data reported by Mongabay.
Our planting work
Restoring tree cover with local communities
Where we plant
We work with the community to prioritize areas that are important to them.
What we plant
We work with local communities to plant what is best for the environment and for the community
How we track it
Planted areas are mapped and then followed in satellite imagery over time, so changes in tree cover can be seen and reported.
Support the work
Help fund tree planting in the DRC
Contributions go toward empowering local communities to rebuild their lost forests