On August 19-20, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat successfully held the Regional Strategic Workshop for the Sustaining an Abundance of Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Project in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop marked an important milestone as the SAFE Project 2024 expands its operations into four new countries: Bhutan,
From August 12 to 14, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat successfully convened the AFFIRM Regional Workshop on Integrated Fire Management at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun in Seoul, South Korea. This significant event brought together experts and delegates to discuss and enhance wildfire management practices in the Mekong
On July 18, the Inception Meeting for the SAFE Project 2024 was held with project leaders from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam, alongside representatives from UNEP and the AFoCO Secretariat. The meeting aimed to introduce the Community Forest Management Plan (CFMP) framework and
On June 3, 2024, the webinar for Output 1 of the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE)” project was successfully held. The event saw active participation from various relevant stakeholders, including representatives from UNEP, the AFoCO Project team, In-country consultants, the Lead Consultant,
April 25-29, 2024 — AFoCO has successfully concluded its Site Validation Visits for the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE)” Project in Viet Nam and Cambodia. A key deliverable of the SAFE Project is the development of a Country-level Implementation Plan for future
Vientiane, Lao PDR – March 19 to 23, 2024 – AFoCO successfully concluded its 2nd Technical Workshop of Output 1 for the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE) ” Project, with a focus on advancing the expansion of healthy, resilient, and sustainably managed natural
On January 26, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat proactively initiated the preliminary meeting for mentoring services associated with the NTFP Project, titled “Improved local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products (NTFP): Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia”, in collaboration with NTFP-EP Asia. The
17 January 2024, the 1st Meeting of Project Management Committee of Forest Fire Management System (PMC-FFMS) in Cambodia of the Project “Capacity building on enhancing resilience to forest fire, and local livelihood and market linkages (AFoCO/032/2022)” was taken. The meeting was organized in hybrid mode
December 20, 2023 – In a momentous collaboration, the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the Institute for Implementation of Standard Instrument of Environment and Forestry Palembang (BPSILHK Palembang) reached a milestone with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This significant step marks
On August 19-20, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat successfully held the Regional Strategic Workshop for the Sustaining an Abundance of Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Project in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop marked an important milestone as the SAFE Project 2024 expands its operations into four new countries: Bhutan,
From August 12 to 14, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat successfully convened the AFFIRM Regional Workshop on Integrated Fire Management at Shilla Stay Gwanghwamun in Seoul, South Korea. This significant event brought together experts and delegates to discuss and enhance wildfire management practices in the Mekong
On July 18, the Inception Meeting for the SAFE Project 2024 was held with project leaders from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam, alongside representatives from UNEP and the AFoCO Secretariat. The meeting aimed to introduce the Community Forest Management Plan (CFMP) framework and
On June 3, 2024, the webinar for Output 1 of the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE)” project was successfully held. The event saw active participation from various relevant stakeholders, including representatives from UNEP, the AFoCO Project team, In-country consultants, the Lead Consultant,
April 25-29, 2024 — AFoCO has successfully concluded its Site Validation Visits for the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE)” Project in Viet Nam and Cambodia. A key deliverable of the SAFE Project is the development of a Country-level Implementation Plan for future
Vientiane, Lao PDR – March 19 to 23, 2024 – AFoCO successfully concluded its 2nd Technical Workshop of Output 1 for the “Sustaining an Abundance of Forest and Ecosystems (SAFE) ” Project, with a focus on advancing the expansion of healthy, resilient, and sustainably managed natural
On January 26, 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat proactively initiated the preliminary meeting for mentoring services associated with the NTFP Project, titled “Improved local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products (NTFP): Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia”, in collaboration with NTFP-EP Asia. The
17 January 2024, the 1st Meeting of Project Management Committee of Forest Fire Management System (PMC-FFMS) in Cambodia of the Project “Capacity building on enhancing resilience to forest fire, and local livelihood and market linkages (AFoCO/032/2022)” was taken. The meeting was organized in hybrid mode
December 20, 2023 – In a momentous collaboration, the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the Institute for Implementation of Standard Instrument of Environment and Forestry Palembang (BPSILHK Palembang) reached a milestone with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This significant step marks
