AFoCO: Asian Forest Cooperation Organization

03 Jul 2020

Successful Mangrove Rehabilitation in Thai Binh, Viet Nam

This article examines the progress of the project ‘Rehabilitation and Development of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam’ under the AFoCO Landmark Program. The list of publications can be found on the project page. On 23-27 June 2020, an Inspection Team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development conducted the verification of the mangrove plantation sites. The […]

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01 Jul 2020

Mongolia gets on board as a full-fledged Party to AFoCO

On 1 July 2020, H.E. Ms. Erdenetuya Namsrai, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Mongolia visited the Secretariat and deposited its Instrument of Ratification to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. Mr. Chencho Norbu, Executive Director of AFoCO warmly welcomed Mongolia coming on board as a full-fledged Party to AFoCO. It is indeed […]

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19 Jun 2020

AFoCO visits the GCF Secretariat

The Secretariat visited the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat in Songdo, Incheon Metropolitan City on 19 June 2020. The Executive Director met with Mr. Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat. Followed by the discussion, the Secretariat had a technical consultation with the Director for External Affairs and the Director of Mitigation and Adaptation exploring project development schemes […]

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16 Jun 2020

Camerata Salzburg advocates for action on climate change with AFoCO

Camerata Salzburg, one of the leading chamber orchestras in the world, is helping to raise awareness of forest-related issues and the need to address climate change issues as AFoCO’s Goodwill Ambassador. As an act of goodwill, Camerata Salzburg has generously offered to AFoCO, the royalties for two of its performance recordings in the form of limited edition compact discs. The […]

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26 May 2020

AFoCO adds value to empower people

Forest is an essential resource and people are the greatest asset. AFoCO places great value in empowering people as it engages diverse stakeholders ranging from government officials to local people and students of different ages groups. Through more effective empowerment, application of appropriate tools, resource management, and processes, we can provide enabling conditions to make most out of existing forestry […]

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17 May 2020

FEATURE: Cultivating high-value species to help secure local livelihoods in Viet Nam & Thailand

This article briefly highlights some of the achievements of the project on ‘Developing High Valuable Species in Viet Nam & Thailand as a Mechanism for Sustainable Forest Management & Livelihood Improvement for Local Communities’, which was completed in 2018. Background Viet Nam and Thailand proposed the project on ‘Developing High Valuable Species in Viet Nam and Thailand as the Mechanism […]

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12 May 2020

AFoCO reaches out to the diplomatic missions and institutions in Seoul

Guided by Decision 12-1-18R (development and strengthening external relations) and the first ministerial discourse (AFoCO membership), the AFoCO team led by its Executive Director made courtesy calls to the embassies/missions of Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Laos, Thailand, and Timor-Leste in the first quarter of 2020 to share about and keep the diplomatic missions of Member Countries in Seoul well-informed and updated on […]

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29 Apr 2020

FEATURE: Thai Binh Province promotes local mangrove species in coastal areas of Red River Delta

This article examines the progress of the project ‘Rehabilitation and Development of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam’ under the AFoCO Landmark Program. The first objective of the project, ‘Afforestation, Enrichment and Protection of Existing Mangrove Forest’ is highlighted in this article. The information used is based on the project documents and annual reports of the project. Other […]

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25 Apr 2020

AFoCO celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Greetings! We are happy to celebrate the second anniversary of our Organization on 27 April 2020. As we appreciate the unwavering support and cooperation of our Parties, the Secretariat is also delighted to know that the respective Governments of Mongolia and Malaysia have already reached an advanced stage of their domestic procedures towards joining AFoCO. Likewise, we are pleased to […]

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