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
January 19, 2023 — The MoU signing ceremony for the implementation of the AFoCO project entitled “Improving local community’s livelihoods and engagement in sustainable forest and land management in Thailand through Forest Landscape Restoration (AFoCO/030/2022)” was organized in Bangkok, Thailand. The ceremony took place during
December 22-23, 2022 — Forests and forest plantations are facing new and increasing threats from pests and diseases. Over the last two decades, numerous diseases and pests have emerged as major threats to forests and forest plantations in the Mekong sub-region. In this region, the
December 13, 2022 — a webinar for the regional situational analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in AFoCO member countries was organized under the project “Improving local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products: Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022).” The regional
December 1, 2022 — the project site for AFoCO/013/2020, Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for Plantation on Degraded Land in Viet Nam’s Northern Mountainous Region was visited and monitored by the AFoCO Secretariat, following the 3rd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting that was held the day
November 30, 2022 — The 8th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the project on “Rehabilitation and Development of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem in Thai Binh Province, Viet Nam (AFoCO/006/2014)” was organized at the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Mr. Luu Tien
On 2 December 2022, the 2nd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for AFoCO/031/2022 on the “Rehabilitation of degraded and potentially deserted forest land in the Northwest region of Viet Nam through the application of integrated technical measures“ was held in one of the project sites,
November 25, 2022 — Back-to-back Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings were held in November for two AFoCO projects in Cambodia— “Establishment of Forest Genetics Research Center for Restoration of Major Timber Species in Cambodia (AFoCO/005/2014),” which is also one of the three AFoCO Landmark Program
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
January 19, 2023 — The MoU signing ceremony for the implementation of the AFoCO project entitled “Improving local community’s livelihoods and engagement in sustainable forest and land management in Thailand through Forest Landscape Restoration (AFoCO/030/2022)” was organized in Bangkok, Thailand. The ceremony took place during
December 22-23, 2022 — Forests and forest plantations are facing new and increasing threats from pests and diseases. Over the last two decades, numerous diseases and pests have emerged as major threats to forests and forest plantations in the Mekong sub-region. In this region, the
December 13, 2022 — a webinar for the regional situational analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in AFoCO member countries was organized under the project “Improving local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products: Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022).” The regional
December 1, 2022 — the project site for AFoCO/013/2020, Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for Plantation on Degraded Land in Viet Nam’s Northern Mountainous Region was visited and monitored by the AFoCO Secretariat, following the 3rd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting that was held the day
November 30, 2022 — The 8th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the project on “Rehabilitation and Development of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem in Thai Binh Province, Viet Nam (AFoCO/006/2014)” was organized at the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Mr. Luu Tien
On 2 December 2022, the 2nd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for AFoCO/031/2022 on the “Rehabilitation of degraded and potentially deserted forest land in the Northwest region of Viet Nam through the application of integrated technical measures“ was held in one of the project sites,
November 25, 2022 — Back-to-back Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings were held in November for two AFoCO projects in Cambodia— “Establishment of Forest Genetics Research Center for Restoration of Major Timber Species in Cambodia (AFoCO/005/2014),” which is also one of the three AFoCO Landmark Program
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
8F, Forest Vision Center, 9 Gukhoedaero 62-gil,
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07236,
Republic of Korea
T. +82-2-785-8971
F. +82-2-785-8970
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]
