The Korea Forest Service strengthens global cooperation for wildfire response

As climate disasters intensify, the importance of wildfire response is growing, and Korea's wildfire management system is gaining international attention. The Korea Forest Service attended the 31st Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC-31) held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from the 4th to the 7th, and proposed strengthening cooperation in wildfire response in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, on the 5th, an event was held to share the achievements of the 'Integrated Forest Risk Management Mechanism (AFFIRM)' jointly promoted by the Korea Forest Service and the FAO. AFFIRM is a project that integrates the entire process from planning to prevention, response, and recovery to respond to increasing forest disasters due to climate change, and has been implemented since 2021. Forestry directors from Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and other target countries of the field project attended the event and announced the progress of their respective countries. The countries evaluated ...