10 Sep 2019

Deposit of the instrument of accession by the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan deposited its Instrument of Accession on 4 September 2019. With the latest deposit of the instrument of accession by the Republic of Kazakhstan, 12 countries are now Parties to AFoCO and 2 countries are observers. In 2019, the following countries have deposited their respective instruments of ratification of the AFoCO Agreement: Indonesia on 8 July 2019 […]

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02 Sep 2019

Project Site Visit to Cempaka Forestry Partnership in Indonesia

On August 25, Mr. Chencho Norbu, the Executive Director of AFoCO, visited the AFoCO project site in Cempaka Forestry Partnership, Pringsewu Regency, Lampung, Indonesia. Cempaka Forestry Partnership is one of the 3 social forestry sites selected as project sites in Indonesia (the other 2 being Paru Village Forest in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra Province and Tuar Tana Community Forest in […]

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27 Aug 2019

AFoCO Scholar Graduates from Yeungnam University

AFoCO held the 2019 Scholarship Certificate Ceremony for the recipients of the AFoCO Landmark Scholarship Program on 23 August. The Certificate Ceremony was a celebration of our scholarship recipients, their accomplishments, and their future successes. The event took place at the AFoCO Secretariat’s office. We were honored to give out a Certificate of Completion to Ms. Su Yi Hnin, who […]

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19 Aug 2019

AFoCO hosts 3rd Global Forest Summer Camp

There is no better classroom than nature The 3rd Global Forest Summer Camp, also the 5th in the forest camp series, concluded successfully on 15 August. During the four-day camp, 90 children from multicultural families in the Republic of Korea participated in various activities at the National Center for Forest Activities, Hoengseong.AFoCO’s forest camps aim to increase environmental awareness by […]

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08 Aug 2019

2nd Global Forest Summer Camp helps kids reconnect with nature

Raising environmental awareness of future leaders Between 2 to 5 August, 55 children from multicultural families embarked on a four-day adventure at the National Center for Forest Therapyin Yeongju, Korea during AFoCO’s 2nd Global Forest Summer Camp. The 2nd Global Forest Summer Camp included a wide variety of educational and hands-on activities that provide participants with a unique and enjoyable […]

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06 Aug 2019

AFoCO kickstarts 1st Global Forest Summer Camp

Connecting urban children with nature More than 60 children participated in AFoCO’s Global Forest Summer Camp between 26 and 29 July. The experiential 4-day camp focused on helping urban kids connect with nature while enjoying various hands-on activities at the National Center for Forest Therapyin Yeongju, Korea. On the first day, our young participants visited the Forest Aviation Headquarters in […]

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01 Aug 2019

AFoCO-UNCCD Workshop on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and Forest & Landscape Restoration (F&LR)

Enhancing benefits from linking Land Degradation Neutrality and Forest & Land Restoration On 30-31 July, AFoCO and the UNCCD organized the Joint Workshop on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and Forest and Landscape Restoration (F&LR) at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. The two-day workshop focused on bringing together the agencies responsible for land degradation neutrality and forest rehabilitation. 57 […]

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18 Jul 2019

Highlights from the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW) 2019

The Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 (APFW) was held at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea, between 17-21 June 2019. The APFW is the largest forestry gathering in the Asian and Pacific region organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) bringing the government, private, academia, and research sector together in one venue. AFoCO, together with its partner organizations, APFNet (Asia-Pacific Network […]

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18 Jul 2019

Technical Meeting on the Strategic Implementation of the Agreement

The Technical Meeting on the Strategic Implementation of the Agreement was held on 2-4 July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. 21 delegates from 11 member countries attended the Meeting. The Meeting provided a venue to obtain inputs and comments on draft texts of new policies, guidelines, and other documents drafted by the Secretariat. The amendment of existing documents such as the […]

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