September 1, 2022, Riau Province, Indonesia — As part of the AFoCO-Indonesia project on ‘Innovative Solutions for Climate Change and Biodiversity Landscape Strategy to Support SDGs in Indonesia (AFoCO/023/2021)‘, a three-day training targeted at GIS field practitioners operator was held in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province.
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
The Landscape Partnership Asia was officially launched, attracting high levels of interest from around the world. May 2, 2022 — His Excellency (former) Minister of Korea Forest Service Choi Byeong Am officially launched the Landscape Partnership Asia on Monday 2 May 2022 at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic
Congratulations to all organizers, delegates, and participants on the success of the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC)! AFoCO organized a total of 7 events, including the Pre-Congress of the XV WFC and the AFoCO Ministerial Meeting, and engaged in 15 sessions and side events at
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
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
As the project embarks on to its second year of implementation in 2022, the 2nd Project Steering Committee meeting was held virtually on 22nd December 2021 for project AFoCO/023/2021 for “Innovative solution for climate change and biodiversity landscape strategy to support SDGs in Indonesia”. 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
September 1, 2022, Riau Province, Indonesia — As part of the AFoCO-Indonesia project on ‘Innovative Solutions for Climate Change and Biodiversity Landscape Strategy to Support SDGs in Indonesia (AFoCO/023/2021)‘, a three-day training targeted at GIS field practitioners operator was held in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province.
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
The Landscape Partnership Asia was officially launched, attracting high levels of interest from around the world. May 2, 2022 — His Excellency (former) Minister of Korea Forest Service Choi Byeong Am officially launched the Landscape Partnership Asia on Monday 2 May 2022 at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic
Congratulations to all organizers, delegates, and participants on the success of the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC)! AFoCO organized a total of 7 events, including the Pre-Congress of the XV WFC and the AFoCO Ministerial Meeting, and engaged in 15 sessions and side events at
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
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
As the project embarks on to its second year of implementation in 2022, the 2nd Project Steering Committee meeting was held virtually on 22nd December 2021 for project AFoCO/023/2021 for “Innovative solution for climate change and biodiversity landscape strategy to support SDGs in Indonesia”. 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
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,
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T. +82-2-785-8971
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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
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