Progressing with the strategy implementation – APFORGEN reports to the regional Forestry Commission
It has been one and half years since APFORGEN launched its new five-year strategy in 2018. How is the network progressing with its targets? APFORGEN’s Chair, Professor Zhen Yongqi, reports to the Asia…
MoreWhy conserve rosewood?
Rosewood have been heavily exploited in the Greater Mekong subregion, to the extent that they are now disappearing in the wild. A collaborative project between Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand and…
MoreOn forest genetic resources with a hundred years of experience
Asian countries are extremely diverse both in terms of biodiversity and socio-economic conditions. What motivates and sustains regional collaboration in this case? We had the opportunity to speak to…
MoreNew regional project on species distributions calls for contributors
Project APFORGIS supports species conservation by developing up-to-date distribution and threat maps and conservation guidelines
MoreAPFORGEN's new strategy now open for comments
APFORGEN is updating its strategy for the next five-year term, and welcomes comments on this draft from forestry authorities, researchers and other stakeholders in the region by 30 November 2017.
MoreSecond regional training on forest genetic resources
23 participants from 12 Asian and Pacific countries attended the second regional training course held in Binzhou City, Shandong, China, from 18-22 September 2017.
MoreAbout us
APFORGEN is a regional programme and network with a holistic approach to the conservation and management of the Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) in the Asia-Pacific region
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