Project monitoring team visits Bhutan

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

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Forests as a Nature-based Solution to mitigate climate change

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

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Hear from the 2022 Fellowship Officials

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

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Celebrating the successes of our AFoCO interns

Supported by Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI), Ms. Juyoung Yang, Ms. Lee Yeji, and Ms. Lee Yeonji embarked on their 3-month internship journey from March 2 to May 31 at the AFoCO Secretariat. As AFoCO interns, they had the opportunity to actively participate in the

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Selling seeds and seedlings for livelihood development

A Story of AFoCO/003/2014 ‘Promotion of Forest Rehabilitation in Cambodia and Viet Nam Through Demonstration Models and Improvement of Seed Supply System’ Large quantities of tree seeds are used every year in Cambodia’s reforestation program. In 2015 about 15,000 kg of tree seeds were procured

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Towards afforestation, adaptation to climate change, and non-formal economic development in Cambodia: customized forest models through tree plantations and agroforestry practices of local communities

Introduction At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, the United Kingdom, on the morning of 10 November 2021, Cambodia stated in its statement “Reduce deforestation by half–maintain 50% of Forest Cover by

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Project monitoring team visits Bhutan

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

Read More »

Forests as a Nature-based Solution to mitigate climate change

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

Read More »

Hear from the 2022 Fellowship Officials

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

Read More »

Celebrating the successes of our AFoCO interns

Supported by Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI), Ms. Juyoung Yang, Ms. Lee Yeji, and Ms. Lee Yeonji embarked on their 3-month internship journey from March 2 to May 31 at the AFoCO Secretariat. As AFoCO interns, they had the opportunity to actively participate in the

Read More »

Selling seeds and seedlings for livelihood development

A Story of AFoCO/003/2014 ‘Promotion of Forest Rehabilitation in Cambodia and Viet Nam Through Demonstration Models and Improvement of Seed Supply System’ Large quantities of tree seeds are used every year in Cambodia’s reforestation program. In 2015 about 15,000 kg of tree seeds were procured

Read More »

Towards afforestation, adaptation to climate change, and non-formal economic development in Cambodia: customized forest models through tree plantations and agroforestry practices of local communities

Introduction At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, the United Kingdom, on the morning of 10 November 2021, Cambodia stated in its statement “Reduce deforestation by half–maintain 50% of Forest Cover by

Read More »
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