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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research
Institutions
HQ address: c/o Forestry Research Institute
Kepong
52109 Selangor
Malaysia
Email: secretariat@apafri.org
Website: www.apafri.org
Region: SE Asia & Pacific
Type of Organisation: Research NGO,
Interest in Forestry: central
Description:
The Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI) is an independent non-profit
body, which aims to enhance research and technology development capabilities in support of
conservation and management of forest resources in the Asia-Pacific region.
The establishment of APAFRI was prompted by the need to provide a viable institutional framework for
research collaboration in the region. Since 1991, the Forestry Research Support Programme
for Asia and the Pacific (FORSPA) has been fulfilling the networking function. APAFRI a follow-up
of FORSPA, is an outcome of the desire of the countries in the region and the donor community
to develop a more self-reliant and sustainable mechanism to strengthen research networking. It was launched
during the meeting of the Heads of Forestry Research Organizations in the Asia-Pacific
held in Bogor, 20-23 February 1995.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) has recognised APAFRI as its Asia-Pacific
chapter. APAFRI has been collaborating closely with the IUFRO Special Programme
for Developing Countries (SPDC) in strengthening research in the Asia-Pacific region, and APAFRI's Executive
Director has been coopted as regional coordinator of IUFRO-SPDC.
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