20 Jul 2021

WEBINAR: Why restore Asian drylands? Introducing the Landscape Partnership on 13 July 2021

On 13 July 2021, Landscape Partnership Asia kicked off the first webinar in its series on how stakeholders are addressing dryland degradation across Asia. This series is part of the Asian Drylands Knowledge Hub, which brought together diverse individuals and groups to exchange lessons learned from successful restoration models in Central, South, East, and Southeast Asia. Catch the full video […]

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20 Jul 2021

Training Brief: PES as a financial instrument in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030

From 19 to 23 July, AFoCO RETC is organizing the capacity building workshop on “Payments for Ecosystem Services: How PES services as a financial instrument or mechanism in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.” More than 80 government officials and experts from all 15 AFoCO member countries, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the National Institute of […]

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19 Jul 2021

AFoCO launches project to conserve biodiversity in Cat Tien National Park, Viet Nam

Following the approval of the 3rd Session Assembly of AFoCO on 28-29 October 2019 and subsequent funding confirmation by the Republic of Korea at the 3rd Donors’ Meeting held on 26 February 2021, the Secretariat organized the technical meeting for the pre-project inception with the Cat Tien National Park of Viet Nam Administration of Forest, to facilitate the arrangements of […]

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07 Jul 2021

Headquarters Agreement of AFoCO ratified on July 2

SEOUL – 2 July 2021 – The Korean National Assembly ratified the Headquarters Agreement of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. Under the Headquarters Agreement, the Korean government recognizes AFoCO as an “intergovernmental organization with international legal personality and capacity to perform legal acts required for the performance of its constitutional functions, in particular, to conclude treaties, to contract, to acquire […]

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07 Jul 2021

Project personnel share experiences at 2021 Annual Technical Meeting

To provide a venue for discussions on project implementation progress, issues and concerns and share good practices on project management and achievement of outputs, the Secretariat organized the “Annual Technical Workshop (ATW) for Project Management and Performance Review” in two sessions on 23 and 24 June 2021. The workshop aimed to revisit the current year’s achievements, reflect and share lessons […]

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05 Jul 2021

Indonesia launches AFoCO project to achieve national emissions reduction targets and work towards the SDGs

The government of Indonesia has committed to reducing the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 29% unconditionally with a target date of 2030 against the business as usual scenario and conditionally up to 41% with international support. Approaching the land-based sector would be one of the strategic solutions towards achieving GHG Emission reduction outlined in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Based on the NDC, Forestry sector will be the largest contribution to […]

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03 Jul 2021

AFoCO inks project MoU with the Philippines to promote community engagement in wood production

Since 2011, Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) communities are the major beneficiaries of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Philippines where tree growing up to protection and maintenance is being provided by the Government. Hence, there many tree plantations that are ready for harvest, but income remains limited to the selling of round logs the communities are unable to cut […]

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29 Jun 2021

Inception Meeting for AFoCO-NIFoS project in Viet Nam

Consistent with the areas of cooperation under the MoU between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) of the Republic of Korea, the Secretariat has been working closely with the NIFoS researcher to sustain the development and implementation of joint research projects with AFoCO member countries. Under the 2021 call for research projects, […]

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29 Jun 2021

AFoCO receives drone from ENORD Co. Ltd.

Since 2018, AFoCO has been facilitating donation activities to support capacity building in the forestry sector of AFoCO member countries, especially for training programs at the AFoCO RETC in Myanmar. Towards this endeavor, various types of forestry equipment and machines have been generously contributed to the AFoCO RETC as well as member countries who have expressed specific interest in acquiring […]

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Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization aiming to strengthen forest cooperation by transforming proven technologies and policies into concrete actions in the context of sustainable forest management to address the impacts of climate change.

We are headquartered in Seoul, the Republic of Korea with a subsidiary body, the AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) located in Yangon region, Myanmar.

AFoCO Secretariat

8F, Forest Vision Center, 9 Gukhoedaero 62-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07236, Republic of Korea

Tel. +82-2-785-8971
Fax. +82-2-785-8970
Email. contact@afocosec.org

AFoCO Regional Education & Training Center (RETC)

Seed & Seedling Center (SSC) of Forest Department of Myanmar Ye-Twin-Kone village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Tel. +95-9972578592
Email. afocoretc@afocosec.org