The Republic of Korea has pledged further financial and technical support for the Korea-Myanmar REDD+ Joint Project, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The agreement was revealed during a business lunch hosted by the Korea Forest Service in South Korea on 20 November. The delegation, led by Dr Thaung Naing Oo, Director-General at the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, and U Thant Sin, Myanmar’s Ambassador to the ROK, participated in the lunch.
The bilateral meeting focused on financial and technical support, as well as cooperation regarding forest-related rural development plans and research within the framework of the Korea-Myanmar REDD+ Joint Project. Following the lunch, the Myanmar delegates visited the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) and met with its chairman, Mr Jae Soo Bae, to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
Myanmar delegates then toured the laboratory where high-grade fiberwood is manufactured. Additionally, they discussed the details of the Dry Zone Greening Project in Bagan, sponsored by the Korean government.
The delegation led by Dr Thaung Naing Oo is visiting the ROK to participate in the International Seminar on Strengthening Climate Resilience through Mangrove Forest organized by the Korea Forest Service at Seoul National University. — ASH/NT
