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
(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
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
Goal & Objectives The project will aim to alleviate the poverty of rural communities and promote sustainable forest management. Main Activities Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Expected Outputs
Far in the distance, a sight of greenery appears in the middle of the golden Gobi Desert in the southern part of Mongolia. It looks as if the area is a mirage in a mid of a desert. It is the reforested area covered with
1. Background Mongolia has about 18.6 million ha of forestlands occupying 11.8% of the country’s total land area. Of these, 11,968 ha are fire-prone areas, 1,241 ha are logged-over lands, 9,570 ha are pest-affected areas. Only 12.4 million ha, or 7.85% of the country’s territory, is actually covered by
On 1 July 2020, H.E. Ms. Erdenetuya Namsrai, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Mongolia visited the Secretariat and deposited its Instrument of Ratification to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. Mr. Chencho Norbu, Executive Director of AFoCO
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
(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
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
Goal & Objectives The project will aim to alleviate the poverty of rural communities and promote sustainable forest management. Main Activities Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Expected Outputs
Far in the distance, a sight of greenery appears in the middle of the golden Gobi Desert in the southern part of Mongolia. It looks as if the area is a mirage in a mid of a desert. It is the reforested area covered with
1. Background Mongolia has about 18.6 million ha of forestlands occupying 11.8% of the country’s total land area. Of these, 11,968 ha are fire-prone areas, 1,241 ha are logged-over lands, 9,570 ha are pest-affected areas. Only 12.4 million ha, or 7.85% of the country’s territory, is actually covered by
On 1 July 2020, H.E. Ms. Erdenetuya Namsrai, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Mongolia visited the Secretariat and deposited its Instrument of Ratification to the Agreement on the Establishment of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. Mr. Chencho Norbu, Executive Director of AFoCO
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]
