31 Mar 2021

Secretariat reaches out to the diplomatic missions and the National Institute of Forest Science

The AFoCO team led by the Executive Director paid courtesy calls on the Ambassadors in Seoul. For the first quarter of 2021, Executive Director met with Excellency Ambassadors of Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. The visits were to share about and keep the diplomatic missions of Member Countries in Seoul well-informed on the activities of AFoCO […]

+VIEW

30 Mar 2021

IN THE NEWS: Forests give protection vs new, deadly diseases

In a recent Business Mirror article on the Philippines’ efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and the importance of forests, forests’ contributions to “health, food security, environmental and climatic condition, provision of green jobs, stakeholder engagement and healing” and their role as “the backbone of growth and prosperity, and protectors against the impacts of climate change and the emergence of new […]

+VIEW

29 Mar 2021

TRAINING: Project Development and Project Proposal Writing

AFoCO has been actively undertaking and promoting action-oriented forest cooperation programs and projects in Asia. Every year, the organization receives proposals targeted at resolving forestry issues in alignment with national policies and strategies. Although project documents are key tools for justifying investments in projects, the lack of well-formulated and technically sound project proposals remains one of the major limiting factors […]

+VIEW

25 Mar 2021

Partnership with the Korea National Arboretum

On 25 March, AFoCO concluded a partnership arrangement with the Korea National Arboretum. The partnership is to ignite collaboration in the holistic approach for research, science tourism potential, and utilization of arboretums and botanical gardens. The Executive Director emphasized the connectivity of scientific research and technology on policy development and decision making. The Korea National Arboretum (KNA) houses 15 specialized […]

+VIEW

21 Mar 2021

2021 celebration of the International Day of Forests

On 19 March, AFoCO shared its works at the 2021 celebration of the International Day of Forests hosted by the United Nations under the global theme of “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being.” https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IDF2021-programme-web.pdf The excerpt of the video highlights the opening statement by the moderator of the opening session, Mr. Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge, UN Forum on Forests […]

+VIEW

03 Mar 2021

AFoCO supports World Wildlife Day 2021

AFoCO supports World Wildlife Day 2021. On March 3, Mr. Ricardo Calderon extended support and congratulated the celebration on the World Wildlife Day 2021 organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines. The celebration of World Wildlife Day 2021 is with the UN-wide theme of “Forests and Livelihood: sustaining people and planet.” Mr. Ricardo Calderon noted […]

+VIEW

10 Feb 2021

Courtesy call on the Minister of Korea Forest Service

On 8 February, Mr. Ricardo Calderon, the Executive Director paid a courtesy call on Dr. Park Chong-ho, Minister of the Korea Forest Service. With the recent announcement of the 2050 Carbon Neutrality Forestry Sector Strategy of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Calderon highlighted that AFoCO’s activities are well aligned with the Korean government’s efforts in the forest sector. Both the […]

+VIEW

01 Feb 2021

AFoCO welcomes new Executive Director

After Mr. Chencho Norbu concluded his tenure as the executive director of AFoCO in December 2019, Mr. Ricardo L. Calderon was appointed as the next executive director of AFoCO. Mr. Calderon brings with him extensive experience in the field of forestry and is excited to work with the Secretariat to pursue objectives together with member countries. Read more about Mr. […]

+VIEW

22 Jan 2021

‘Plant for the Planet’ Mangrove Reforestation in Myanmar

AFoCO joined hands with the Korea Association for UN Environment, a national committee of the UN Environment Programme, to carry out mangrove restoration in Letkokkon Village, Kawhmu Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar. Funded by SK Innovation, the ‘Plant for the Planet‘ mangrove restoration project was implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation of Myanmar. The project […]

+VIEW