AFoCO: Asian Forest Cooperation Organization

10 Jan 2020

AFoCO welcomes 2020 Fellowship Officials and new Director of Cooperation & Project Division

New year, new faces! On 7 January 2020, Mr. Vireak Chhorn from Cambodia, Mr. Lhab Tshering from Bhutan and Mr. Nguyen Duy Vuong from Viet Nam started their Fellowship Program with short orientation of the program and a tour around the office. As Fellowship Officials, they will be engaging in the organization of AFoCO-led events and Assembly sessions as well […]

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06 Jan 2020

TRAINING: Facilitating the development of community-based enterprises

9-13 December 2019, AFoCO RETC, Myanmar Experience, knowledge, and skills for building up Community-based Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region is still limited, and there is little understanding of an entrepreneurial mindset among local level government and NGO officers and facilitators, as well as community leaders and representatives wanting to set up their own community enterprises. In AFoCO Member Countries, Community-based […]

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27 Dec 2019

FEATURE: Bidding farewell to our 2019 Fellowship Officials

Life as a Fellowship Official at AFoCO On 20 December, AFoCO held a Certificate Award Ceremony to extend our appreciation and congratulations to our fellowship officials for completing the 2019 AFoCO Fellowship Program. Ms. Kemly Ouch (Forest Administration, Cambodia), Ms. Kinley Dem (Department of Forests and Park Services, Bhutan), Ms. Thet Myat Yadanar Aye (Forest Department, Myanmar) and Mr. Nguyen […]

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23 Dec 2019

AFoCO releases comic-based textbook for children

‘Exploring the Forest with Tory and Sully’ AFoCO believes that educating the younger generation about forests and the important roles they play in addressing global warming and other environmental issues can help inspire them to take action to conserve and manage forests in a sustainable manner and ensure that our forests continue to provide healthy ecosystem services in perpetuity. The […]

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19 Dec 2019

FEATURE: Malaysia & Thailand succeed in domesticating threatened plant species in degraded ecosystems

Malaysia and Thailand are mega-biodiversity landscapes and the rapid development and changes of climate had inevitably caused degradation of terrestrial ecosystems. The problem of forest degradation and potential biodiversity loss is critical and Malaysia and Thailand are addressing these problems through research and development initiatives. The domestication of endangered, endemic and threatened species (EETS) is known as an effective approach […]

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19 Dec 2019

Students from Myanmar’s University of Forestry and Environmental Science (UFES) visit the AFoCO RETC

On 13 December 2019, 60 undergraduate students from the University of Forestry and Environmental Science (UFES) visited the AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) in Myanmar. During their visit, they were introduced to AFoCO and the AFoCO RETC’s programs and projects. They also learned about the establishment of the AFoCO Experimental Forest. The presentations were followed by a question […]

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03 Dec 2019

AFoCO and Dream Sharing Social Cooperative ink MoU on forest rehabilitation and livelihood improvement in Asia

Today, AFoCO and Dream Sharing Social Cooperative signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way for joint activities on forest restoration and forest ecosystem restoration. Projects and activities aimed at improving local livelihoods through participatory forest rehabilitation approaches are also a key aspect of this cooperation. This partnership is significant as it is the first corporate social responsibility […]

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21 Nov 2019

FEATURE: Reaching out to the future generation

Educating and inspiring to increase the impact of future action With support from the Korea Green Fund, AFoCO launched a series of Global Forest Camps for children from multicultural families to educate and increase awareness and understanding of forests and the need to conserve and manage them in a sustainable manner. The camps helped instill an appreciation for forests and […]

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11 Nov 2019

TRAINING: Policymakers learn more about resource mobilization to accelerate forestry projects

5-7 November 2019, AFoCO RETC, Myanmar Since its entry into force as an intergovernmental organization in 2018, AFoCO has been actively pursuing new projects and initiatives to contribute towards local and global forestry goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the mitigation of climate change impacts. In order to expand its portfolio of projects across Asia and strengthen […]

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