On 5 April 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for a project titled: Mangrove Rewilding Project in Rajang Mangrove National Park (RMNP) in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is funded by SK Innovation
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 26 October 2023, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization and the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines for the project titled: Ensuring functioning of cultural ecosystem services
18 March 2024 — the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Forest Selection Seed Center of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the public foundation Ulan Plus
On 23 February 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF) for the implementation of the project: Establishment of ASEAN-Korea Garden in Vietnam (AFoCO/042/2024). The garden will be established in Xuan Mai Town, Chuong My
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
January 15, 2024 – The 4th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the project on “Model Forest for Livelihood Improvement of Forest Dependent Communities through Development of Community-based Enterprise and Forest Conservation (AFoCO/015/2020)” and “Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Teak Plantations in Bago Region,
January 11, 2024 – The Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and the 1st Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the “Forest restoration demonstration through high capacity tree nursery establishment and capacity building in support to Billion Tree National Movement (BTNM) in Mongolia (AFoCO/039/2023)” project was convened virtually. The
On 5 April 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for a project titled: Mangrove Rewilding Project in Rajang Mangrove National Park (RMNP) in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is funded by SK Innovation
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 26 October 2023, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization and the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines for the project titled: Ensuring functioning of cultural ecosystem services
18 March 2024 — the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Forest Selection Seed Center of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the public foundation Ulan Plus
On 23 February 2024, the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF) for the implementation of the project: Establishment of ASEAN-Korea Garden in Vietnam (AFoCO/042/2024). The garden will be established in Xuan Mai Town, Chuong My
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
January 15, 2024 – The 4th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the project on “Model Forest for Livelihood Improvement of Forest Dependent Communities through Development of Community-based Enterprise and Forest Conservation (AFoCO/015/2020)” and “Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Teak Plantations in Bago Region,
January 11, 2024 – The Project Inception Meeting (PIM) and the 1st Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the “Forest restoration demonstration through high capacity tree nursery establishment and capacity building in support to Billion Tree National Movement (BTNM) in Mongolia (AFoCO/039/2023)” project was convened virtually. The
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]
