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
June 14-17, 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 1st batch of the 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials as part of a partnership that sees
June 15, 2022 – The Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and the 1st Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the “Site Restoration and Sustainable Management of Community Forest Using Multiple Use Tree Species and Agroforestry” (AFoCO/027/2022) project was convened virtually. The project aims to restore forest
June 9, 2022 — the Project Inception Meeting and the 1st Project Steering Committee Meeting were held via online for the implementation of the project Rehabilitation of Degraded and Potentially Deserted Forest Land in the Northwest Region of Viet Nam through Application of Integrated Technical
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
Coming June 2022, AFoCO will bid farewell to its first batch of AFoCO Fellowship Officials for 2022. Mr. Abuov Azamat, Ms. Khin Nyein San from Myanmar, Ms. Kittayaporn Jaiarree from Thailand, Mr. Moniz Guilhermino from Timor-Leste, and Mr. Sonam Tashi from Bhutan have contributed their
High-level forestry officials gather to discuss challenges and opportunities of the forest sector post-COVID19 and the strategic way forward for international cooperation. May 3, 2022 — Following the 1st AFoCO Ministerial Meeting in October 2019, the Second AFoCO Ministerial Meeting was envisioned to reaffirm high-level
AFoCO joins hands with new strategic partners at the XV World Forestry Congress. May 2-6, 2022 — On the occasion of the XV WFC, AFoCO took the opportunity to ink partnership arrangements with domestic and international partners including the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Korea
The Landscape Partnership Asia was officially launched, attracting high levels of interest from around the world. May 2, 2022 — His Excellency (former) Minister of Korea Forest Service Choi Byeong Am officially launched the Landscape Partnership Asia on Monday 2 May 2022 at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic
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
June 14-17, 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 1st batch of the 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials as part of a partnership that sees
June 15, 2022 – The Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and the 1st Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the “Site Restoration and Sustainable Management of Community Forest Using Multiple Use Tree Species and Agroforestry” (AFoCO/027/2022) project was convened virtually. The project aims to restore forest
June 9, 2022 — the Project Inception Meeting and the 1st Project Steering Committee Meeting were held via online for the implementation of the project Rehabilitation of Degraded and Potentially Deserted Forest Land in the Northwest Region of Viet Nam through Application of Integrated Technical
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
Coming June 2022, AFoCO will bid farewell to its first batch of AFoCO Fellowship Officials for 2022. Mr. Abuov Azamat, Ms. Khin Nyein San from Myanmar, Ms. Kittayaporn Jaiarree from Thailand, Mr. Moniz Guilhermino from Timor-Leste, and Mr. Sonam Tashi from Bhutan have contributed their
High-level forestry officials gather to discuss challenges and opportunities of the forest sector post-COVID19 and the strategic way forward for international cooperation. May 3, 2022 — Following the 1st AFoCO Ministerial Meeting in October 2019, the Second AFoCO Ministerial Meeting was envisioned to reaffirm high-level
AFoCO joins hands with new strategic partners at the XV World Forestry Congress. May 2-6, 2022 — On the occasion of the XV WFC, AFoCO took the opportunity to ink partnership arrangements with domestic and international partners including the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Korea
The Landscape Partnership Asia was officially launched, attracting high levels of interest from around the world. May 2, 2022 — His Excellency (former) Minister of Korea Forest Service Choi Byeong Am officially launched the Landscape Partnership Asia on Monday 2 May 2022 at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic
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]
