August 21, 2023 — AFoCO Secretariat and the National Forestry Agency of Mongolia gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the first country-driven project in Mongolia titled: “Forest restoration demonstration through high capacity tree nursery establishment and capacity building in support to
July 3, 2023 — AFoCO Secretariat, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) , and the Forest Management Bureau (FMB) gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project titled: Forest Restoration Using Philippine Threatened and Endemic Tree Species (PTES) in Bacon-Manito Geothermal Reservation in
MoU Signing for the two Projects: “Capacity Building on Enhancing Resilience to Forest Fire, and Local Livelihood and Market Linkages (AFoCO/032/2022)” funded by ASEAN Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF) and “Information and Communication Technology for Adaptation to Climate Change and Forest Fire Management in Mekong Region
May 30, 2023 – Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and Project Coordination Committee (PCC) Meeting for the project “Improved local community livelihood through increased income from non-timber forest products (NTFP): Modeling scalable community-based enterprise in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022)” was held. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to
(From the Left) Ms. YoungJu Han, Dr. Junghwan Park, Mr. Sunpil Jin, Dr. Pham Duc Chien 11 May 2023 – Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the Forest Agency of the Department of Forest Policy and Coordination of Mongolia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
April 18, 2023 — the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the AFoCO Secretariat and Cambodia, for the implementation of the project titled: Advancing Restoration of Native Agarwood – Aquilaria crassna and A. malaccensis – for Sustainable Use and Management in Southwestern Cambodia (AFoCO/038/2023).
March 22-23, 2023, Jakarta — AFoCO Secretariat and Implementing Agencies of AFoCO projects in Timor-Leste gathered in Jakarta to conduct the 3rd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for AFoCO/018/2020 and the 2nd PSC Meeiting for AFoCO/026/2021. The participants exchanged warm greetings with each other and
March 2, 2023 — the Forestry Administration of Cambodia and the AFoCO Secretariat gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project on the Establishment of ASEAN-Korea Garden in Cambodia (AFoCO/036/2022). The project is an outcome of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in
February 6–11, 2023 — For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the AFoCO Secretariat finally had the opportunity to visit Bhutan for project monitoring of the project on “Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development for Improved Rural Livelihood in Bhutan (AFoCO/017/2020)“. The project monitoring saw
August 21, 2023 — AFoCO Secretariat and the National Forestry Agency of Mongolia gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the first country-driven project in Mongolia titled: “Forest restoration demonstration through high capacity tree nursery establishment and capacity building in support to
July 3, 2023 — AFoCO Secretariat, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) , and the Forest Management Bureau (FMB) gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project titled: Forest Restoration Using Philippine Threatened and Endemic Tree Species (PTES) in Bacon-Manito Geothermal Reservation in
MoU Signing for the two Projects: “Capacity Building on Enhancing Resilience to Forest Fire, and Local Livelihood and Market Linkages (AFoCO/032/2022)” funded by ASEAN Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF) and “Information and Communication Technology for Adaptation to Climate Change and Forest Fire Management in Mekong Region
May 30, 2023 – Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and Project Coordination Committee (PCC) Meeting for the project “Improved local community livelihood through increased income from non-timber forest products (NTFP): Modeling scalable community-based enterprise in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022)” was held. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to
(From the Left) Ms. YoungJu Han, Dr. Junghwan Park, Mr. Sunpil Jin, Dr. Pham Duc Chien 11 May 2023 – Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the Forest Agency of the Department of Forest Policy and Coordination of Mongolia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
April 18, 2023 — the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the AFoCO Secretariat and Cambodia, for the implementation of the project titled: Advancing Restoration of Native Agarwood – Aquilaria crassna and A. malaccensis – for Sustainable Use and Management in Southwestern Cambodia (AFoCO/038/2023).
March 22-23, 2023, Jakarta — AFoCO Secretariat and Implementing Agencies of AFoCO projects in Timor-Leste gathered in Jakarta to conduct the 3rd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for AFoCO/018/2020 and the 2nd PSC Meeiting for AFoCO/026/2021. The participants exchanged warm greetings with each other and
March 2, 2023 — the Forestry Administration of Cambodia and the AFoCO Secretariat gathered online to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project on the Establishment of ASEAN-Korea Garden in Cambodia (AFoCO/036/2022). The project is an outcome of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in
February 6–11, 2023 — For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the AFoCO Secretariat finally had the opportunity to visit Bhutan for project monitoring of the project on “Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development for Improved Rural Livelihood in Bhutan (AFoCO/017/2020)“. The project monitoring saw
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]
