In September 2022, a large wildfire occurred in the Kostanay region, followed by another one in early June 2023 in the Abay region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These wildfires devastated 90,000 hectares of pine forests and tragically claimed the lives of 15 forest rangers.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (UN Decade 2030) has emerged as a beacon of hope for addressing environmental degradation and climate change. One of the key focal points of this decade-long initiative is the restoration of degraded forests, which is critical in maintaining
May 15-19, 2023 — The AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), the Royal Forest Department of Thailand, and the French Embassy in Bangkok join hands to collaborate, develop and implement a joint capacity-building activity entitled “Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression” at the
November 29-December 2, 2022 — With the aims of strengthening the capacities of government officers and other key actors in addressing forest-related conflicts and providing opportunities to exchange and learn best conflict management practices in the Asia-Pacific Region, AFoCO and FAO-Korea hosted a capacity-building training
November 21-25, 2022 — AFoCO and the Forest Aviation Headquarters (FAH) of the Republic of Korea jointly organized the “Onsite Training on Drone Operation and Forest Fire Suppression” for the 2nd batch of the 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials as part of a partnership that sees
The 2nd batch of 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials embarked on their two-day study visit from 14 to 15 November. The study visit was organized as part of the AFoCO Fellowship Program to provide fellowship officials with opportunities to explore and share expertise and knowledge that
This article presents the implemented activities from the research project, “Research on Forest Enrichment using High Valuable Native Species in Hoa Binh Province, Viet Nam (AFoCO/022/2021)” in Hoa Binh Province, Viet Nam. This two-year project is implemented under a collaboration between AFoCO, the National Institute
This article presents the laboratory research findings from the research project, “Investigation of the Resistance of Black Saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum) Forms to Gall-Forming Insects (AFoCO/020/2020)” in Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. This two-year project is implemented under the collaboration among AFoCO, NIFoS (National Institute of Forest Science)
October 20-21, 2022—With Kyrgyzstan joining AFoCO as a new Party recently, AFoCO’s membership of 16 member countries now includes 2 Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The formulation of a long-term action plan with current and potential Central Asian member countries is relevant and critical
In September 2022, a large wildfire occurred in the Kostanay region, followed by another one in early June 2023 in the Abay region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These wildfires devastated 90,000 hectares of pine forests and tragically claimed the lives of 15 forest rangers.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (UN Decade 2030) has emerged as a beacon of hope for addressing environmental degradation and climate change. One of the key focal points of this decade-long initiative is the restoration of degraded forests, which is critical in maintaining
May 15-19, 2023 — The AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), the Royal Forest Department of Thailand, and the French Embassy in Bangkok join hands to collaborate, develop and implement a joint capacity-building activity entitled “Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression” at the
November 29-December 2, 2022 — With the aims of strengthening the capacities of government officers and other key actors in addressing forest-related conflicts and providing opportunities to exchange and learn best conflict management practices in the Asia-Pacific Region, AFoCO and FAO-Korea hosted a capacity-building training
November 21-25, 2022 — AFoCO and the Forest Aviation Headquarters (FAH) of the Republic of Korea jointly organized the “Onsite Training on Drone Operation and Forest Fire Suppression” for the 2nd batch of the 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials as part of a partnership that sees
The 2nd batch of 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials embarked on their two-day study visit from 14 to 15 November. The study visit was organized as part of the AFoCO Fellowship Program to provide fellowship officials with opportunities to explore and share expertise and knowledge that
This article presents the implemented activities from the research project, “Research on Forest Enrichment using High Valuable Native Species in Hoa Binh Province, Viet Nam (AFoCO/022/2021)” in Hoa Binh Province, Viet Nam. This two-year project is implemented under a collaboration between AFoCO, the National Institute
This article presents the laboratory research findings from the research project, “Investigation of the Resistance of Black Saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum) Forms to Gall-Forming Insects (AFoCO/020/2020)” in Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. This two-year project is implemented under the collaboration among AFoCO, NIFoS (National Institute of Forest Science)
October 20-21, 2022—With Kyrgyzstan joining AFoCO as a new Party recently, AFoCO’s membership of 16 member countries now includes 2 Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The formulation of a long-term action plan with current and potential Central Asian member countries is relevant and critical
