In 2007, leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) agreed to set an 

aspirational goal of increasing forest cover in the region, by at least 20 million hectares of all types of forests by 2020. APFNet,  in collaboration with FAO, completed an assessment in 2015 after nine months of extensive data collection, analysis and consultation. 

Promoting and accelerating forest and landscape restoration to enhance ecological functioning and human well-being  in degraded and deforested landscapes of the Asia-Pacific region.