03 Nov 2020

Now On-board GPFLR

AFoCO is now officially on board the Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR). The partnership is a proactive global network that unites governments, organizations, academic/research institutes, communities and individuals under a common goal. Through participation in the partnership, AFoCO can highlight its activities within the GPFLR and to a global audience, contributing to agenda-setting and global discussions and […]

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23 Oct 2020

Signing of agreement for restoring Asian drylands: Landscape Partnership for Asia

Leaders of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), World Agroforestry and Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR-ICRAF), Global EverGreening Alliance (Alliance) signed on 22 October a landmark partnership agreement to restore drylands and drought-prone areas in Asia. The Landscape Partnership for Asia will contribute to efforts to restore economic and environmentally productive functions to drylands and drought-prone areas to achieve […]

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17 Sep 2020

FEATURE: Significant steps made towards restoring and rehabilitating forests in Cambodia & Viet Nam

This article briefly highlights some of the achievements and outputs of the project on ‘Promotion of Forest Rehabilitation in Cambodia & Viet Nam through Demonstration Models & Improvement of Seed Supply System’, which was completed in 2019. Background The global community has been actively promoting activities related to recovering forest areas in hopes of keeping Earth green and healthy. Forest […]

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10 Sep 2020

AFoCO RETC commemorates donation of face masks and computers from Korea National Arboretum

A donation ceremony was held at the AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) in Myanmar on 7 September to celebrate the handing over of 4,000 face masks and 50 computers to the Myanmar government. These items were generously donated by the Korea National Arboretum (KNA) and will be used in capacity building programs and activities and to enhance the […]

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08 Sep 2020

First Kazakhstan project with A.N. Bukeikhan Kazakh Research Institute of Forestry and Agroforestry

On 3 September 2020, AFoCO and A.N. Bukeikhan Kazakh Research Institute of Forestry and Agroforestry (A.N. Bukeikhan KazRIFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the project titled “Investigation of the resistance of black saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum) forms to gall-forming insects”. The research project is funded by the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) of the Republic of Korea, […]

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05 Sep 2020

Bhutan project on forest pests and diseases to kickoff in October

Mr. Chencho Norbu, Executive Director of the AFoCO, initiated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal Government of Bhutan for the implementation of a research project on “Assessment of Adelgid diversity and distribution in conifer forest of Bhutan to mitigate future outbreaks”. The research project will be implemented by the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and […]

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21 Aug 2020

AFoCO welcomes two new scholars at Annual Meeting

AFoCO is pleased to welcome our sixth cohort of scholars under the 2020 AFoCO Scholarship Program at our Annual Meeting and Certificate Award Ceremony held on 6 August. Mr. Nguyen Minh Quang from Viet Nam and Ms. Aomjitr Sena from Thailand embarked on their Master’s programs at Yeungnam University and Kongju National University respectively in March this year and were […]

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29 Jul 2020

First AFoCO project in Bhutan targets community-based enterprises

On 1 July 2020, AFoCO launched its first project in Bhutan on “Sustainable Community-Based Enterprises for Improved Livelihood in Bhutan”. The 5-year project will target 120 community forestry and non-timber forest management groups in 12 districts across the country. These districts were selected based on the potential for community-based enterprise development and the issues faced by community groups, including the […]

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22 Jul 2020

AFoCO signs project MOU with the Forest Science Centre of North-Eastern Viet Nam (FSNE)

The Forest Science Centre of North-Eastern Viet Nam (FSNE) held the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asian Forestry Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) to implement a new project titled, “Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for plantation on degraded land in Viet Nam’s northern mountainous region”. Dr. Le Minh Cuong, Director of FSNE and Ms. Nguyen Tuong Van, Deputy Director of […]

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