Queen's Commonwealth Canopy
The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy is an initiative begun in 2015 as a network of forest conservation programmes throughout the 53 countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. By 2016, 16 countries had become involved, and by 2019 the number was 46.
Origins
The idea was conceived by UK Member of Parliament Frank Field in the 2000s, but was met by apathy from the political establishment. When he raised the idea at a Buckingham Palace meeting the concept found support from Queen Elizabeth II.Launch
The initiative was officially launched at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. Its aim is to establish a global network of protected woodland. The three organisations behind the project are The Royal Commonwealth Society, the Commonwealth Forestry Association, and Cool Earth.Progress
In April 2018, ITV broadcast The Queen's Green Planet, highlighting many of the initiatives around the world, interspersed with footage of The Queen and Sir David Attenborough discussing trees in Buckingham Palace's gardens. By this time, more than 40 countries had committed to taking part in the initiative. By mid-2019, the number had reached 46 countries.Projects
| Country | Location | Approx. area | QCC link |
| Angola | Luengue-Luiana National Park | unknown | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Victoria Park Botanical Gardens | ||
| Australia | Bulburin National Park | ||
| Australia | Forests of K’gari | ||
| Australia | Papua New Guinea – North | ||
| Australia | Twenty million trees | unknown | |
| The Bahamas | Blue Hole Conservation Forest | 32,774 acres | |
| Bangladesh | Pirgonj Reserve Forest | 500 acres | |
| Barbados | Turner’s Hall Wood | ||
| Belize | Chiquibul Forest | 423,000 acres | |
| Botswana | Thotayamarula Forest Conservation Area | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Berakas Forest Reserve | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Pulau Selirong Forest Reserve | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Ulu Temburong National Park | ||
| Cameroon | Sangmelima Training and Research Forest | 13,500 ha | |
| Canada | Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia | ||
| Cyprus | Troodos National Forest Park | ||
| Dominica | Dominican forests | ||
| Fiji | Emalu | ||
| Fiji | Colo-i-Suva Forest Park | ||
| Ghana | Cape Three Points Forest Reserve | ||
| Grenada | |||
| Guyana | Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area | ||
| Jamaica | Dolphin Head Forest Reserve | ||
| Kiribati | Aranuka Mangrove Preservation | unknown | |
| Malawi | Chimaliro Forest Reserve | unknown | |
| Malawi | Liwonde National Park | ||
| Malawi | Mangochi Forest Reserve | ||
| Malaysia | Raja Musa Forest Reserve | ||
| Malta | Verdala Palace rehabilitation project | ||
| Mauritius | Black River Gorges National Park | ||
| Mauritius | Ilot Gabriel Nature Reserve | unknown | |
| Namibia | N/a’an ku sê Forest Conservation Revegetation Project | unknown | |
| New Zealand | The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust | unknown | |
| Nigeria | IITA Tree Heritage Park | unknown | |
| Nigeria | Kawari Forest Reserve | ||
| Pakistan | Sustainable Forest Management | 7 areas | |
| Papua New Guinea | Orangerie Bay | ||
| Rwanda | Arboretum of Ruhande | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Central Forest Reserve | ||
| Saint Lucia | Castries Water Works Reserve | ||
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | |||
| Samoa | O le Pūpū Puē National Park | unknown | |
| Seychelles | Seychelles | unknown | |
| Sierra Leone | Tacugama Reserve | ||
| Singapore | Singapore Botanic Gardens | ||
| Singapore | Bukit Timah | ||
| South Africa | Knysna and Tsitsikama forest complex | ||
| Sri Lanka | Restoration of Trincomalee forest land | ||
| Tonga | 'Eua National Park | unknown | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Arena Forest Reserve | ||
| Tuvalu | The Queen Elizabeth II Park | unknown | |
| Uganda | Mount Elgon | unknown | |
| United Kingdom | Epping Forest, Essex and Greater London | ||
| United Kingdom | Coed Gwent / Wentwood, Monmouthshire | ||
| United Kingdom | National Forest, English Midlands | ||
| United Kingdom | Forest of Marston Vale | ||
| Zambia |