In a significant move to promote sustainable forest management and mitigate climate change impacts, AFoCO and KT&G Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 10, 2024, in AFoCO Secretariat, Republic of Korea. This collaboration aims to harness the strengths of both organizations
On October 20, 2024, T’way Air hosted a remarkable tree-planting event near Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking the first step in a long-term environmental collaboration between T’way Air, the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), and the Kyrgyzstan Forest Service. This initiative is part of
Southeast Asia region faces environmental and instability challenges, induced by the impact of climate change and environment degradation that are closely linked to the region’s socio-political landscape. The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, extreme weather events, and unsustainable land and water management practices
Goals & Objectives of Project Support the development of the tools and capacity needed to assess the carbon sequestration potential of and develop sample investment plans that incorporate carbon finance for different silvicultural interventions under the Billion Tree National Movement (BTNM) by operationalizing carbon finance
The Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) has successfully established a partnership to invest $20 million into afforestation, following the $50 million investment from Rabobank last year. On June 3, AFoCO (Executive Director Park Chongho) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with London-based Climate Asset Management
On 5 April 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for a project titled: Mangrove Rewilding Project in Rajang Mangrove National Park (RMNP) in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is funded by SK Innovation
Goals & Objectives of the Project Main Activities Expected Outputs
Goals & Objectives of the Project To enhance its capacity to supply high quality seedlings to achieve their national target of restoring 1.5 million hectares of degraded forest and increase its forest cover to 14.5 million hectares by 2030, addressing the pressing issue of forest
18 March 2024 — the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Forest Selection Seed Center of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the public foundation Ulan Plus
In a significant move to promote sustainable forest management and mitigate climate change impacts, AFoCO and KT&G Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 10, 2024, in AFoCO Secretariat, Republic of Korea. This collaboration aims to harness the strengths of both organizations
On October 20, 2024, T’way Air hosted a remarkable tree-planting event near Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking the first step in a long-term environmental collaboration between T’way Air, the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), and the Kyrgyzstan Forest Service. This initiative is part of
Southeast Asia region faces environmental and instability challenges, induced by the impact of climate change and environment degradation that are closely linked to the region’s socio-political landscape. The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, extreme weather events, and unsustainable land and water management practices
Goals & Objectives of Project Support the development of the tools and capacity needed to assess the carbon sequestration potential of and develop sample investment plans that incorporate carbon finance for different silvicultural interventions under the Billion Tree National Movement (BTNM) by operationalizing carbon finance
The Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) has successfully established a partnership to invest $20 million into afforestation, following the $50 million investment from Rabobank last year. On June 3, AFoCO (Executive Director Park Chongho) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with London-based Climate Asset Management
On 5 April 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for a project titled: Mangrove Rewilding Project in Rajang Mangrove National Park (RMNP) in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is funded by SK Innovation
Goals & Objectives of the Project Main Activities Expected Outputs
Goals & Objectives of the Project To enhance its capacity to supply high quality seedlings to achieve their national target of restoring 1.5 million hectares of degraded forest and increase its forest cover to 14.5 million hectares by 2030, addressing the pressing issue of forest
18 March 2024 — the AFoCO Secretariat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republican Forest Selection Seed Center of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the public foundation Ulan Plus
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]
