Introduction The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted that climate change is impacting all regions across the globe — increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, prolonged fire seasons of higher intensity, increasing occurrences of warmer days, (IPCC, 2022). The
AFoCO joins global movement to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation August 22, 2022 — We are proud to announce that the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) is now an official Supporting Partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade) 2021-2030. Together
September 1, 2022, Riau Province, Indonesia — As part of the AFoCO-Indonesia project on ‘Innovative Solutions for Climate Change and Biodiversity Landscape Strategy to Support SDGs in Indonesia (AFoCO/023/2021)‘, a three-day training targeted at GIS field practitioners operator was held in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province.
August 25, 2022 — the MoU signing ceremony for the 2nd AFoCO project in Timor-Leste titled, “Re-greening the bare lands in Timor-Leste through the promotion of locally customized restoration models” (AFoCO/026/2021) took place in the office of the General Directorate of Forestry, Coffee, and Industrial
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath, NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of CambodiaPresided over the Ceremony Organized in Snoeng Commune, Banan District, Battambang Province, Cambodia, 09 July 2022 Introduction Cambodia was blessed with a relatively rich forest resource that was estimated to be more than 13
August 1, 2022—On 1st August, middle and high school students from Changwon City visited the AFoCO Secretariat to learn about international relations and diplomacy. The visit was part of the 2022 Changwon Youth Diplomacy Summer Camp organized by Changwon City, which saw the students embark
May 2022 — AFoCO, together with the National Institute of Forest Science of the Republic of Korea (NIFoS) and the Center for Standardization of Disaster and Climate Change Instruments, Agency for Standardization of Environment and Forestry Instruments (under Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry) signed
AFoCO team to hold ‘Special Course on GIS-based Project Management’ in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines, from 26 to 29 July 2022 Project managers of AFoCO projects play an important role in the success of AFoCO projects. At the project inception stage, the AFoCO Project
April 29, 2022 — The Annual Technical Workshop 2022 was successfully held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. With more than 60 participants from AFoCO’s Member Parties, the workshop marked the beginning of the 15th World Forestry Congress, as all the participants gathered at Oakwood Coex
Introduction The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted that climate change is impacting all regions across the globe — increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, prolonged fire seasons of higher intensity, increasing occurrences of warmer days, (IPCC, 2022). The
AFoCO joins global movement to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation August 22, 2022 — We are proud to announce that the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) is now an official Supporting Partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade) 2021-2030. Together
September 1, 2022, Riau Province, Indonesia — As part of the AFoCO-Indonesia project on ‘Innovative Solutions for Climate Change and Biodiversity Landscape Strategy to Support SDGs in Indonesia (AFoCO/023/2021)‘, a three-day training targeted at GIS field practitioners operator was held in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province.
August 25, 2022 — the MoU signing ceremony for the 2nd AFoCO project in Timor-Leste titled, “Re-greening the bare lands in Timor-Leste through the promotion of locally customized restoration models” (AFoCO/026/2021) took place in the office of the General Directorate of Forestry, Coffee, and Industrial
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath, NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of CambodiaPresided over the Ceremony Organized in Snoeng Commune, Banan District, Battambang Province, Cambodia, 09 July 2022 Introduction Cambodia was blessed with a relatively rich forest resource that was estimated to be more than 13
August 1, 2022—On 1st August, middle and high school students from Changwon City visited the AFoCO Secretariat to learn about international relations and diplomacy. The visit was part of the 2022 Changwon Youth Diplomacy Summer Camp organized by Changwon City, which saw the students embark
May 2022 — AFoCO, together with the National Institute of Forest Science of the Republic of Korea (NIFoS) and the Center for Standardization of Disaster and Climate Change Instruments, Agency for Standardization of Environment and Forestry Instruments (under Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry) signed
AFoCO team to hold ‘Special Course on GIS-based Project Management’ in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines, from 26 to 29 July 2022 Project managers of AFoCO projects play an important role in the success of AFoCO projects. At the project inception stage, the AFoCO Project
April 29, 2022 — The Annual Technical Workshop 2022 was successfully held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. With more than 60 participants from AFoCO’s Member Parties, the workshop marked the beginning of the 15th World Forestry Congress, as all the participants gathered at Oakwood Coex
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]
