내마음의 들꽃 산책 미선나무, 지구상에 우리나라에만 있는 특산식물 – 이유미 전 국립세종수목원장- 우리가 꼭 알아야 할 나무를 꼽으라면 저는 다섯 손가락 안에 꼽히는 나무 중 하나가 미선나무입니다. 가장 큰 이유는 우리나라 특산식물이기 때문입니다. 한국특산식물이란 지구상에서 오직 한반도에서만 자라는 식물입니다. 보태어 미선나무는 식물학적으로 1속(屬) 1종(種), 즉
The 3rd Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression, held from January 25 to February 6, 2025, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, concluded successfully, reinforcing regional capacity and expertise in forest fire response. Organized by the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) in collaboration with the Royal Forest
From March 18th to 28th, 2024, The AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), in partnership with the Royal Forest Department of Thailand and the French Embassy in Bangkok, presents the “2nd Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression.” This training program has successfully drawn
June 22-23, 2023 — As a part of various programs that the AFoCO Secretariat organizes for its fellowship officials , a two-day study visit to forestry-related institutes under the Korea Forest Service was organized to provide opportunities for the of the officials of the 2023
July 9-15, 2023 — Members of the AFoCO Secretariat visited Timor-Leste to explore potential forest projects and collaborate with stakeholders. Mr. Fernandino Viera da Costa, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF), warmly welcomed the AFoCO team during a productive
June 19-21, 2023 — The Forest Aviation Headquarters (FAH) of the Republic of Korea organized a three-day training on Advanced Forest Fire Management for the fellowship officials of the 2023 AFoCO Fellowship Program starting from 19 June to 21 June 2023. The training is part
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
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
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
내마음의 들꽃 산책 미선나무, 지구상에 우리나라에만 있는 특산식물 – 이유미 전 국립세종수목원장- 우리가 꼭 알아야 할 나무를 꼽으라면 저는 다섯 손가락 안에 꼽히는 나무 중 하나가 미선나무입니다. 가장 큰 이유는 우리나라 특산식물이기 때문입니다. 한국특산식물이란 지구상에서 오직 한반도에서만 자라는 식물입니다. 보태어 미선나무는 식물학적으로 1속(屬) 1종(種), 즉
The 3rd Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression, held from January 25 to February 6, 2025, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, concluded successfully, reinforcing regional capacity and expertise in forest fire response. Organized by the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) in collaboration with the Royal Forest
From March 18th to 28th, 2024, The AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), in partnership with the Royal Forest Department of Thailand and the French Embassy in Bangkok, presents the “2nd Training of Trainers for Forest Fire Suppression.” This training program has successfully drawn
June 22-23, 2023 — As a part of various programs that the AFoCO Secretariat organizes for its fellowship officials , a two-day study visit to forestry-related institutes under the Korea Forest Service was organized to provide opportunities for the of the officials of the 2023
July 9-15, 2023 — Members of the AFoCO Secretariat visited Timor-Leste to explore potential forest projects and collaborate with stakeholders. Mr. Fernandino Viera da Costa, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF), warmly welcomed the AFoCO team during a productive
June 19-21, 2023 — The Forest Aviation Headquarters (FAH) of the Republic of Korea organized a three-day training on Advanced Forest Fire Management for the fellowship officials of the 2023 AFoCO Fellowship Program starting from 19 June to 21 June 2023. The training is part
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
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
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
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
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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]
