August 1, 2022—On 1st August, middle and high school students from Changwon City visited the AFoCO Secretariat to learn about international relations and diplomacy. The visit was part of the 2022 Changwon Youth Diplomacy Summer Camp organized by Changwon City, which saw the students embark
The AFoCO team led by the Executive Director paid courtesy calls on the Ambassadors in Seoul. For the first quarter of 2021, Executive Director met with Excellency Ambassadors of Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. The visits were to share about and
On 8 February, Mr. Ricardo Calderon, the Executive Director paid a courtesy call on Dr. Park Chong-ho, Minister of the Korea Forest Service. With the recent announcement of the 2050 Carbon Neutrality Forestry Sector Strategy of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Calderon highlighted that AFoCO’s
The Secretariat visited the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat in Songdo, Incheon Metropolitan City on 19 June 2020. The Executive Director met with Mr. Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat. Followed by the discussion, the Secretariat had a technical consultation with the
Guided by Decision 12-1-18R (development and strengthening external relations) and the first ministerial discourse (AFoCO membership), the AFoCO team led by its Executive Director made courtesy calls to the embassies/missions of Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Laos, Thailand, and Timor-Leste in the first quarter of 2020 to share
On August 25, Mr. Chencho Norbu, the Executive Director of AFoCO, visited the AFoCO project site in Cempaka Forestry Partnership, Pringsewu Regency, Lampung, Indonesia. Cempaka Forestry Partnership is one of the 3 social forestry sites selected as project sites in Indonesia (the other 2 being
Last Friday, 7 June 2019, the AFoCO Secretariat welcomed 26 students of the University of Seoul’s Master’s Program for Global Leaders in Environmental Policy (MGLEP) to its office as part of a study visit. The students of the MGLEP came from diverse countries, including Bangladesh,
On 5 April, the Executive Director of AFoCO paid a courtesy call on Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the honorary Chair of the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment. They shared the common vision on the importance of forestry on the global level. Mr. Ban Ki-moon noted that
August 1, 2022—On 1st August, middle and high school students from Changwon City visited the AFoCO Secretariat to learn about international relations and diplomacy. The visit was part of the 2022 Changwon Youth Diplomacy Summer Camp organized by Changwon City, which saw the students embark
The AFoCO team led by the Executive Director paid courtesy calls on the Ambassadors in Seoul. For the first quarter of 2021, Executive Director met with Excellency Ambassadors of Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. The visits were to share about and
On 8 February, Mr. Ricardo Calderon, the Executive Director paid a courtesy call on Dr. Park Chong-ho, Minister of the Korea Forest Service. With the recent announcement of the 2050 Carbon Neutrality Forestry Sector Strategy of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Calderon highlighted that AFoCO’s
The Secretariat visited the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat in Songdo, Incheon Metropolitan City on 19 June 2020. The Executive Director met with Mr. Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat. Followed by the discussion, the Secretariat had a technical consultation with the
Guided by Decision 12-1-18R (development and strengthening external relations) and the first ministerial discourse (AFoCO membership), the AFoCO team led by its Executive Director made courtesy calls to the embassies/missions of Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Laos, Thailand, and Timor-Leste in the first quarter of 2020 to share
On August 25, Mr. Chencho Norbu, the Executive Director of AFoCO, visited the AFoCO project site in Cempaka Forestry Partnership, Pringsewu Regency, Lampung, Indonesia. Cempaka Forestry Partnership is one of the 3 social forestry sites selected as project sites in Indonesia (the other 2 being
Last Friday, 7 June 2019, the AFoCO Secretariat welcomed 26 students of the University of Seoul’s Master’s Program for Global Leaders in Environmental Policy (MGLEP) to its office as part of a study visit. The students of the MGLEP came from diverse countries, including Bangladesh,
On 5 April, the Executive Director of AFoCO paid a courtesy call on Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the honorary Chair of the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment. They shared the common vision on the importance of forestry on the global level. Mr. Ban Ki-moon noted that
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]
