Leading sustainable green growth through international forestry cooperation and overseas forest resource development

KOFPI was designated as an institute carrying out overseas forest resources development and international forestry cooperation projects in accordance with the Enforcement Decree of the Overseas Agriculture and Forest Resources Development and Cooperation Act in March 2010. It is fulfilling the role of an expert institute in overseas forests.

KOFPI is pioneering the exploration and implementation of international forestry cooperation projects, response to climate change in relation to overseas forests, and nurturing of future overseas forestry experts, for the purpose of promoting national interest and enhancing national prestige. Likewise, by supporting private overseas afforestation companies in order to secure long-term stable overseas forest resources, KOFPI is contributing to sustainable green growth.

Major Projects

International forestry cooperation and response to climate change

Mutual cooperation and exploration of forest ODA projects

Implementing a demonstration project for responding to climate change in relation to overseas forests

Support for private anti-desertification reforestation projects

Nurturing overseas forestry experts within and outside Korea

Operating the university student overseas forestry training, overseas forestry internship program

Scholarship support to MA and PhD forestry student from a developing country at universities in Korea

Inviting forestry associates from developing countries to train in Korea

Establishing and operating overseas afforestation advanced base

Indonesia wood biomass afforestation project

Operating the Korea-Indonesia wood biomass tree nursery and training center

Paraguay lumber afforestation project

Overseas afforestation investment support

Publishing the overseas forest investment guidebook by nation

Publishing the monthly overseas forest investment booklet

Operating the Overseas Forest Investment Information System (OFIIS)

Private company consulting

Operating the Overseas Forest Resources Development Council

International Forestry Cooperation and Response to Climate Change

By exploring cooperation projects with mutual forestry cooperation parties and ODA projects, KOFPI is contributing to the supply of advanced Korean forestry technology and improvement of forestry environments in developing countries.

In addition, KOFPI is responding to climate change in relation to forestry by implementing the REDD+ demonstration project for use in Korea's greenhouse gas reduction target and sustainable development of forests in developing countries and the human anti-desertification reforestation support project to reduce damage due to yellow dust.

Major Projects

Carrying out Cambodia’s forest restoration and establishing forest research facilities

Carrying out Indonesia’s forest recuperation and ecological tourism strengthening training program

Exploring mutual cooperation project and forest ODA project

Research on the development of cooperation tasks in forestry

Promoting the validity of REDD+ in Laos

Implementing the Korea-Myanmar joint REDD+ project

Human anti-desertification reforestation support

Nurturing Overseas Forestry Experts within and outside Korea

KOFPI is operating an overseas forestry training program for university students in Korea who are studying forestry to experience overseas projects directly. It is also commissioned to operate the overseas forestry internship project that provides on-site work experience and employment opportunities through job experience at overseas afforestation companies and international forestry institutes. Moreover, KOFPI provides an opportunity for adolescents to participate in the International Youth Forestry Competition held in Russia every year.

In addition, KOFPI provides scholarships for MA and PhD at domestic universities as well as invitational training to spread Korea's forest restoration experience and forest management techniques to forestry civil servants from developing countries, strengthening international forestry cooperation networks and fostering overseas human resources capable of supporting Korea's overseas projects.

Major Projects

Overseas forestry training for Korean university students

Overseas forestry internship of Korea Forest Service

MA and PhD scholarship support for developing countries

Invitational training for forestry civil servants from developing countries