Asian Model Forests

Milestones of the Regional Model Forest Network-Asia

1998 Forest Agency of Japan sponsors international workshop series, ‘The Model Forest approach for field-level application of sustainable forest management’

1999 Lin’an Model Forest established in China; Government of Japan sponsors regional Model Forest project through the FAO’s Asia–Pacific office in Bangkok, Thailand

2000 Ngao Model Forest established in Thailand; Ulot Watershed Model Forest established in the Philippines; Paukkhaung Model Forest established in Myanmar

2002 Berau Model Forest established in Indonesia

2004 Margowitan Model Forest established in Indonesia; national-level launch of Model Forests in Indonesia

2005 Kodagu Model Forest becomes member of the IMFN

2006 Paukkhaung Model Forest closes

2009 China elected as the first Chair of the Regional Model Forest Network-Asia; Berau Model Forest in Indonesia closes

2010 Carood Watershed Model Forest established in the Philippines

2011 Kyoto Model Forest in Japan becomes member of the IMFN

2015 Thailand takes over as Chair of the regional network from China

2019 Balkhila Model Forest established in India; Viet Nam actively begins to explore Model Forest development in Dong Nai province

2024 RECOFTC becomes RMFN-Asia Secretariat