# ARCOS Network

> Albertine Rift conservation network planting 3 million trees a year in Rwanda toward 100 million by 2030

Source: https://treerm.org/org/arcos-network · Updated 2026-11-08 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Regional
- Headquarters: Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
- Founded: 1995
- Website: https://arcosnetwork.org
- Donate: https://arcosnetwork.org/?page_id=10914
- Countries where they plant: Rwanda, Uganda
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Education & advocacy, Research & monitoring
- Trees on record: 11,580,662 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

The Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) is a regional conservation organization founded in 1995 and headquartered in Kigali, with offices in Kampala and Cambridge. It restores degraded landscapes in Rwanda's hills through agroforestry and fruit trees, community nurseries, Eco-Schools and the MuLaKiLa landscape programme in Ngororero and Rutsiro districts, and runs the ARBIMS biodiversity information system. Its 2024 impact report counts 3,080,662 trees planted in 2024 and 11,580,662 since 2021, against a target of 100 million trees planted and grown by 2030.

## Programs

- **100 Million Trees by 2030 campaign** — Agroforestry (2023–present): National tree planting campaign launched in October 2023 with Rwanda's Ministry of Environment and the Rwanda Forestry Authority, planting agroforestry, fruit and indigenous trees with districts and farmer cooperatives. https://arcosnetwork.org/?p=13198
- **MuLaKiLa landscape restoration** — Reforestation (2023–present): Landscape restoration programme in Ngororero and Rutsiro districts aiming to plant 6 million trees and restore 22,266 hectares for 40,000 smallholder households. https://arcosnetwork.org/
- **Eco-Schools Programme** — Education & advocacy: Environmental education in Rwandan schools, including demonstration tree nurseries that supply seedlings for school and community planting. https://arcosnetwork.org/

## Metrics

> Note: The ARCOS homepage impact counter reads '18617698 Millions trees planted between 2021-2023', which does not match the 2024 impact report's cumulative total of 11,580,662 trees planted from 2021 through 2024 (implying about 8.5 million by the end of 2023). The report figures are used here. Most of the trees are agroforestry, fruit and fodder species planted on farmland rather than closed-canopy forest, and the 'Hectares under restoration' counter on the homepage shows zero.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2024 | 9,915 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://arcosnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARCOS_Annual-Impact_Report_2024_-3.pdf) Annual Impact Report 2024, p.12: 'Restored areas expanded by 9,915 hectares, increasing the total restored land to 49,915 hectares' |
| Hectares restored | 2024 | 49,915 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://arcosnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARCOS_Annual-Impact_Report_2024_-3.pdf) Annual Impact Report 2024, p.12: total restored land 49,915 hectares |
| Trees distributed | 2024 | 517,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://arcosnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARCOS_Annual-Impact_Report_2024_-3.pdf) Annual Impact Report 2024, p.24: 'ARCOS donated 517,000 coffee seedlings for shaded coffee plantations', after 175,000 in 2023 |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 3,080,662 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://arcosnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARCOS_Annual-Impact_Report_2024_-3.pdf) Annual Impact Report 2024, p.6: 'ARCOS's tree planting initiatives reached new heights, with 3,080,662 trees planted in 2024' |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 11,580,662 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://arcosnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ARCOS_Annual-Impact_Report_2024_-3.pdf) Annual Impact Report 2024, p.6: 'bringing the total to 11,580,662 trees since 2021'; counted from 2021 |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://x.com/ARCOSNetwork
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcos4nature/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arcosnetwork/
- linkedin: https://rw.linkedin.com/company/arcos-network
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ARCOSNetwork

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