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Milestones

Enlisted as an international organization eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC)
Entry-into-force of the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and AFoCO

2021

Accreditation as an observer intergovernmental organization to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Granted Permanent Observer status to the UN General Assembly

2020

Convening of first AFoCO Ministerial Meeting

2019

Establishment of AFoCO
Opening of AFoCO RETC in Yangon Region, Myanmar

2018

Adoption of the Agreement on the Establishment of AFoCO and preparations for its entry into force

2015

Implementation of activities under the ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation mechanism and the Dialogue for the Establishment of AFoCO

2013

Formalization of the initial phase through ASEAN–ROK Forest Cooperation

2012

Proposal to establish the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) by the Republic of Korea (ROK) at the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in Jeju, Republic of Korea

2009

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), in Yangon region, Myanmar.

AFoCO Secretariat

12F SIMPAC Bldg., 52, Gukjegeumyung-ro,
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07330,
Republic of Korea

T. +82-2-785-8971
F. +82-2-785-8970/8910
E. [email protected]

AFoCO Regional Education & Training Center (RETC)

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

T. +95-9972578592
E. [email protected]