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Back-to-back online Project Inception Meeting and Project Coordination Committee Meeting for AFoCO-Kazakhstan NTFP Project (AFoCO/035/2022)

June 3, 2023

May 30, 2023 – Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and Project Coordination Committee (PCC) Meeting for the project “Improved local community livelihood through increased income from non-timber forest products (NTFP): Modeling scalable community-based enterprise in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022)” was held. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to

AFoCO RETC joins hands with Royal Forest Department to build capacities of forest fire fighters

May 17, 2023

May 15-19, 2023 — The AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), the Royal Forest Department of Thailand, and the French Embassy in Bangkok join hands to collaborate, develop and implement a joint capacity-building activity entitled “Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression” at the

AFoCO and Mongolia sign MoU for Non-Timber Forest Products project (AFoCO/035/2022)

May 11, 2023

(From the Left) Ms. YoungJu Han, Dr. Junghwan Park, Mr. Sunpil Jin, Dr. Pham Duc Chien 11 May 2023 – Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the Forest Agency of the Department of Forest Policy and Coordination of Mongolia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding

AFoCO supports technology transfer to Timor-Leste

April 28, 2023

The AFoCO Secretariat has been working to enhance the capacities of its member countries’ forestry sectors and working environments through various measures. As a result, the Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) has received donations of various types of forestry equipment and machines, and donations

Celebrating 5 years of international cooperation

April 27, 2023

April 26, 2023 — On the 26th of last month, AFoCO hosted the 5th anniversary celebration of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), the first international organization in the forestry sector established under Korea’s leadership. AFoCO, established through the ratification of the “Agreement on the

AFoCO inks MoU for new project in southwest Cambodia

April 24, 2023

April 18, 2023 — the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the AFoCO Secretariat and Cambodia, for the implementation of the project titled: Advancing Restoration of Native Agarwood – Aquilaria crassna and A. malaccensis – for Sustainable Use and Management in Southwestern Cambodia (AFoCO/038/2023).

2023REForest Campaign with Soofe’e and WADIZ kicks off to celebrate Earth Day

April 21, 2023

2023REForest Campaign, a joint initiative by AFoCO, WADIZ, and Soofe’e to celebrate Earth Day, has been launched! This campaign aims to raise public awareness about the importance of forests in mitigating the effects of climate change and to encourage public participation in addressing the climate

Project Steering Committee meetings for AFoCO projects in Timor-Leste

April 20, 2023

March 22-23, 2023, Jakarta — AFoCO Secretariat and Implementing Agencies of AFoCO projects in Timor-Leste gathered in Jakarta to conduct the 3rd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for AFoCO/018/2020 and the 2nd PSC Meeiting for AFoCO/026/2021. The participants exchanged warm greetings with each other and

AFoCO and Korea Forest Service celebrate International Day of Forests with Ambassadors

March 22, 2023

March 21, 2023 — AFoCO, in partnership with the Korea Forest Service and Sejong National Arboretum, celebrated the 2023 International Day of Forests on 21 March 2023 through a ceremonial tree-planting event at Sejong National Arboretum. In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared

Back-to-back online Project Inception Meeting and Project Coordination Committee Meeting for AFoCO-Kazakhstan NTFP Project (AFoCO/035/2022)

June 3, 2023