Korea, France, AFoCO expand cooperation on wildfire response in Asia

The Korea Forest Service (KFS) said it has agreed with the French government and the Asian Forest Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), an intergovernmental organization based in Seoul, to expand training for wildfire specialists across Asia. The three parties held the second steering committee meeting in France for the Forest Fire Management in Asia (FFMA) project from Oct. 1-3, during which they reviewed its first-year achievements, including training conducted in Thailand, Indonesia and Kazakhstan, and discussed plans and the budget for 2027. Participants agreed to continue expanding training and developing wildfire specialists, with the aim of bringing more countries and partner institutions into the initiative and, in the long term, developing the FFMA into a major international cooperation program. During the visit, the Korean delegates also held meetings with French officials responsible for matters related to wildfire. The exchanges covered France’s wildfire prevention policies and its framework for international cooperation on wildfire response. The two sides explored