Korea Explores Forestry Cooperation with Honduras

- 1st Korea-Honduras Forestry Cooperative Committee ConvenesThe Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister LIM Sang-seop, hosted the inaugural Korea-Honduras Forestry Cooperative Committee (FCC) meeting virtually on September 4th, Seoul time (September 3rd, Tegucigalpa time). Delegates from both countries discussed a range of topics focused on advancing sub-national forestry cooperation projects between Korea and Honduras. The committee's agenda included discussions on the Korea-Honduras Forest Restoration Project, joint efforts to combat climate change, seed conservation and management, and forest fire response. A key focus was the Sub-National Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) initiative, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the global effort to address the climate crisis. Honduras has 56% of its territory covered by forests. However, the need for forest landscape protection and ecological restorati...

Nine Asian Nations Learn from Korea’s National Ref

The Korea Forest Service (KFS), under the leadership of Minister LIM Sang-seop, invited 21 forestry officials from nine Asian countries, including Lao PDR, for an eight-day training program to share Korea’s best practices in national reforestation.The forestry officials from Lao PDR, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Timor-Leste, and Kazakhstan visited various KFS institutions, including the Yongmun Nursery Center, the National Forest Fire Experiment Center, and specialized reforestation sites. They learned about key areas of forest restoration, including seed collection, nursery cultivation, afforestation, and soil and erosion control.After completing both field training and theoretical education, the participants engaged in discussions on how to adapt these learnings to their own countries’ policies, taking into account their unique circumstances, and shared their visions for the future.A delegate from the Philippines e...

Korea's National Reforestation Experience Goes Glo

- KFS Invites Nine Forest Cooperation Countries to Share Korean Forest Policy ExpertiseOn the 26th, the Korea Forest Service (KFS), under the leadership of Minister LIM Sang-seop, announced that it hosted an invitational meeting to share Korea's best practices in national reforestation and discuss forestry cooperation with nine countries, including member countries of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO).During the meeting, representatives from nine Asian countries?Lao PDR, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Timor-Leste, and Kazakhstan?shared their national forest restoration statuses and discussed international strategies for managing forest-related risks.Additionally, at the KFS Forest Disaster Control Center, participants were introduced to Korea’s advanced forest disaster response system, which incorporates cutting-edge information and communication technologies to manage forest fires, landslides, and othe...