AFoCO seeks help from 10-year-old giant penguin Pengsoo and his friends to plant trees to help green Asia but ended up getting into some trouble… Pengsoo also joined the #REForest2022 (Rescue Earth’s Forests) challenge by uploading a photo on his SNS account! Join the #REForest2022
Goals & Objectives The project aims to restore forest resources (timber and NTFP) and increase revenue for community members in order to sustainably maintain community forests. Main Activities Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Expected Outputs
AFoCO organized its first forum for corporate and private sector entities on 24th February 2022 in a hybrid fashion at Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. A total of 123 participants (60 joined in person and 63 joined virtually) attended the Forum to learn about the
1. Background Myanmar is rich in natural resources thanks to its various types of forests and diverse biological resources. About 42.19% of the country’s land area is still covered by forest resources, accounting for 28.5 million hectares (FAO, 2020). Myanmar possesses great variation in topography
Goals & Objectives Through the implementation of locally appropriate Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) initiatives that will provide socio-economic and environmental benefits for households, communities, private sector and government authorities in Timor-Leste, the project aims to: Main Activities Expected Outputs
Goals & Objectives AFoCO joined hands with the Korea Association for UN Environment, a national committee of the UN Environment Programme, to carry out mangrove restoration in Letkokkon Village, Kawhmu Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar. Funded by SK Innovation, the ‘Plant for the Planet‘ mangrove restoration
Khmer version available HERE. Background The Royal Government of Cambodia, as stated in the Forestry Law, has encouraged participatory tree planting by local communities and private sector entities in particular, through the promotion of “private forest registration”. In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Goals & Objectives The project aims to restore degraded forestland and improve livelihood of forest dependent community in Phou Khaen Protection Forest areas through the development and application of different forest restoration measures and income generation from implementing forest restoration activities and Non-Timber Forest Products
AFoCO seeks help from 10-year-old giant penguin Pengsoo and his friends to plant trees to help green Asia but ended up getting into some trouble… Pengsoo also joined the #REForest2022 (Rescue Earth’s Forests) challenge by uploading a photo on his SNS account! Join the #REForest2022
Goals & Objectives The project aims to restore forest resources (timber and NTFP) and increase revenue for community members in order to sustainably maintain community forests. Main Activities Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Expected Outputs
AFoCO organized its first forum for corporate and private sector entities on 24th February 2022 in a hybrid fashion at Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. A total of 123 participants (60 joined in person and 63 joined virtually) attended the Forum to learn about the
1. Background Myanmar is rich in natural resources thanks to its various types of forests and diverse biological resources. About 42.19% of the country’s land area is still covered by forest resources, accounting for 28.5 million hectares (FAO, 2020). Myanmar possesses great variation in topography
Goals & Objectives Through the implementation of locally appropriate Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) initiatives that will provide socio-economic and environmental benefits for households, communities, private sector and government authorities in Timor-Leste, the project aims to: Main Activities Expected Outputs
Goals & Objectives AFoCO joined hands with the Korea Association for UN Environment, a national committee of the UN Environment Programme, to carry out mangrove restoration in Letkokkon Village, Kawhmu Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar. Funded by SK Innovation, the ‘Plant for the Planet‘ mangrove restoration
Khmer version available HERE. Background The Royal Government of Cambodia, as stated in the Forestry Law, has encouraged participatory tree planting by local communities and private sector entities in particular, through the promotion of “private forest registration”. In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Goals & Objectives The project aims to restore degraded forestland and improve livelihood of forest dependent community in Phou Khaen Protection Forest areas through the development and application of different forest restoration measures and income generation from implementing forest restoration activities and Non-Timber Forest Products
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]
