National Forestry Agency of Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia 路 Government program 路 National
Georgia's state forest manager restoring thousands of hectares of degraded forest a year toward a 51,000 ha 2036 goal
About
The LEPL National Forestry Agency, under Georgia's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, manages the state forest fund (about 1.7 million hectares in 903 ranger beats) and implements forest care, restoration and afforestation. Its work combines planting of seedlings grown in its own temporary nurseries from seed it collects with measures to promote natural regeneration, in projects such as the fire-damaged Daba forest near Borjomi (345,530 seedlings on 144 ha plus natural regeneration on 492 ha since 2017), riparian (Chala) forest restoration in Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli, and Red List species plantings in Guria. The agency reports forest restoration works on up to 4,085.9 hectares in 2024-2025 and nearly 2,600 hectares across nine regions in 2026, within a 10-year plan to restore up to 51,000 hectares by 2036 (press coverage cites more than 7,000 hectares restored nationwide over the previous decade). Its figures are 'areas under restoration measures' including natural regeneration and fencing, not purely planted area.
What they run
Nationwide programme of planting and natural-regeneration measures on degraded state forest, including riparian forests in Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli, with a plan of up to 51,000 hectares by 2036.
Restoration of forest burned in the 2008 war and again in 2017 near Daba, Borjomi municipality, through planting and assisted natural regeneration on 636 hectares since 2017.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 馃敟 Disaster & fire recovery | 345,530 | 2026 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2020 | 150 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceNational Forestry Agency news, 7 Jun 2021: 'the National Forestry Agency implements planting works on 150 hectares of forest each year' under its UNFCCC commitments; 2020 Khobi project 6,100 seedlings on 1.3 ha |
| Hectares restoredto date | 2025 | 7,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceCaucasus Business Week (c. Aug 2026) quoting Karlo Amirgulashvili, Head of Forest Policy Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture: 'over the past decade, forest restoration and afforestation measures have been implemented across more than 7,000 hectares nationwide'; national target about 52,000 ha by 2036 |
| Hectares restored | 2025 | 4,086 | Degraded forest restoration (forestry reform plan 2025-2036) | Self-reported | sourceNational Forestry Agency news, 24 Nov 2025, quoting then agency head Kakha Tsertsvadze: 'In 2024-2025, the National Forestry Agency carried out works on an area of up to 4,085.9 hectares across the country' (two-year figure covering forest care and restoration); target at least 20,000 ha by 2030 |
| Hectares restored | 2026 | 2,600 | Degraded forest restoration (forestry reform plan 2025-2036) | Self-reported | sourceNational Forestry Agency news, 16 Oct 2026, quoting agency head Besik Amiranashvili: 'This year, the National Forestry Agency implemented forest restoration measures across nearly 2,600 hectares in 9 regions'; long-term plan up to 51,000 ha |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 345,530 | Borjomi (Daba) fire-damaged forest restoration | Self-reported | sourceNational Forestry Agency news, 7 May 2026: since 2017 '345,530 seedlings of various species were planted on 144 hectares, while measures to support natural regeneration were implemented on 492 hectares' (636 ha total) at Daba, Borjomi |
How they report
What earned it
- 0/20 Publishes annual tree figures: No year-by-year figures found
- 0/15 Figures are recent: No dated annual figure
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 5 of 5 figures link to a source
- 0/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: No financial figure recorded
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 10/10 Breaks figures down by program: Figures attached to named programs
- 0/5 Reports volunteers or events: No volunteer figures or events
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