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In Asia, public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the forestry sector are primarily based on the concept that forestland is to a great extent owned, controlled, and supervised by

AFoCO, supported by SK Forest, launched a month-long Social Network Service (SNS) campaign to celebrate the International Day of Forests on March 21 and Earth Day on April

Forest fires are a hazard with physical, biological, ecological, and environmental consequences. To improve forest fire management, information management and technology must be capitalized and incorporated into

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a type of market-based incentive system offered to farmers or landowners in exchange for managing their land to provide some ecological

This set of leaflets on AFoCO’s projects contains brief information on the objectives and main activities of each project. AFoCO tackles a variety of issues pertinent in

Fire management has been and remains an active issue of interest and concern for decades. In order to manage knowledge and information gained through AFoCO projects on

This leaflet provides an overview of AFoCO’s portfolio and extent of operations in Member Countries. It also features the achievements of its capacity building initiatives such as

Providing the platform to build up the collective efforts to address lack of knowledge and skills, AFoCO RETC and The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) jointly

This lecture actively responded to the global call to increase awareness of climate change and its impacts among policy makers in the forest and forestry sectors. In

Jointly organized by the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the “AFoCO-ITTO Capacity Building Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration in the

AFoCO has implemented seven multi-country projects since 2013 under the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Forest Cooperation (AFoCo). Valuable learnings and experiences from these projects were uncovered from

Wildfires, in a way, are an inevitable part of the environment. Some are necessary for fire-dependent ecological systems, but lately, due to climate change, an increasing number

PES is considered a nature-based solution contributing to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation with socio-economic benefits. It has also been emphasized as an innovative financing

Community-based Forest Enterprise (CBFE), also known as Community Forest Enterprise (CFE), refers to community-led forest product commercialization, nature-based tourism, or carbon-trade, where individuals, communities, and/or cooperatives extract,

Forest-based Climate Change Adaptation (FBCCA) leads to reduced vulnerability of forest ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, such as forest fires, outbreaks of forest insects and

In support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the AFoCO-ITTO Capacity Building Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in the Asia-Pacific Region was organized by the

AFoCO launched a social media campaign to commemorate the entry into force of the AFoCO Agreement on 27 April 2018 and celebrate its third anniversary. The social

AFoCO is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization that is committed to strengthening forest cooperation and taking concrete actions to promote sustainable forest management and address the impacts of

Landscape Partnership Asia (LPA) is a multi-stakeholder platform founded by AFoCO, the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and the Global EverGreening Alliance (GEA).

AFoCO Green Partnership is AFoCO’s private sector engagement platform that is fully aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as international

The Annual Report 2020 highlights events, projects, and activities carried out in 2020 carried out in partnership with our member countries and partner institutions. The report also

This leaflet provides an overview of AFoCO’s portfolio and extent of operations in Member Countries. It also features the achievements of its capacity building initiatives such as

This photographic compilation presents selected highlights and events of AFoCO over the last two years (2019-2020). The photos are from the database maintained by the Secretariat and

The Annual Report 2019 highlights events, projects, and activities carried out in 2019 carried out in partnership with our member countries and partner institutions. The report also

AFoCO’s quarterly newsletters are distributed every January, April, July, and October. Our newsletters provide updates and information on events, capacity development activities, and projects. View the newsletter

The Republic of Korea, an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) member, has proposed to accord AFoCO with Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligibility

This comic-based book aims to help children understand how to plant, raise, and care for a forest tree. The role of forests in combating climate change and

This leaflet provides brief information on the procedures to be taken to become a member of AFoCO, including links to key documents containing details on the application

AFoCO’s quarterly newsletters are distributed every January, April, July, and October. Our newsletters provide updates and information on events, capacity development activities, and projects. View the newsletter

This brochure gives an overview of our core values and strategies, areas of cooperation, achievements, and projects and programs.

This leaflet provides an overview of AFoCO’s portfolio and extent of operations in Member Countries. It also features the achievements of its capacity building initiatives such as

AFoCO’s quarterly newsletters are distributed every January, April, July, and October. Our newsletters provide updates and information on events, capacity development activities, and projects. View the newsletter

This brochure provides an introduction to the AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) and an overview of its training courses.

AFoCO’s quarterly newsletters are distributed every January, April, July and October. Our newsletters provide updates and information on events, capacity development activities, and projects.

This policy brief provides a summary of an expert discussion forum convened on “Forestry in NDCs of Asia-Pacific countries: 2020 vision” on 17 June 2019, as part

This photo book presents a compilation of selected activities from 2009 through 2019, including the genesis of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and the unconditional contributions

AFoCO develops and implements projects and programs in line with our 5 strategic priorities. Our project portfolio in the region consists of 11 projects in 9 member

The Annual Report 2018 highlights events, projects, and activities carried out in 2018, which is an especially meaningful year for AFoCO with the entry into force of

Nationwide reforestation and rehabilitation of degraded forests in the ROK were carried out through the 1st (1973-1978) and 2nd (1979-1987) National Forest Plans. The ROK case demonstrates

This Project Report features 7 individual projects implemented between 2012 and 2013 in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The report provides details

The AFoCO Regional Education & Training Center (RETC), a subsidiary body of AFoCO, is a training facility dedicated to enhancing the capacities of AFoCO member countries through

The 2018 Annual Plan for the AFoCO Landmark Program lists the of activities to be organized under each component of the program.  The 10-year Landmark Program consists

The 2017 Annual Report for the AFoCO Landmark Program provides detailed summaries of all project activities under each component of the program. The 10-year Landmark Program consists

The Annual Report 2017 highlights events, projects, and activities carried out between 5 August 2016 and 31 December 2017. Upon the successful completion of the ASEAN-ROK Forest

The 2017 Annual Plan for the AFoCO Landmark Program lists the of activities to be organized under each component of the program. The 10-year Landmark Program consists

The 2016 Annual Report for the AFoCO Landmark Program provides detailed summaries of all project activities under each component of the program. The 10-year Landmark Program consists

The 2016 Annual Report highlights events, projects, and activities conducted from 1 January to 4 August 2016. Following the completion of the effective period of the AFoCo

The ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) is the foundation phase towards the establishment of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO). Since the entry-into-force of the AFoCo Agreement on

The AFoCO Landmark Program is a 10-year program that consists of 4 components – the establishment of the AFoCO Regional Education & Training Center (RETC); development of

Project activities and outcomes of 7 regional projects implemented across countries in the ASEAN region are described in this series of leaflets.