ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forest and Climate Change (ARKN-FCC)

The ARKN-FCC was initiated at the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF) and held its Inaugural Workshop on 30-31 October 2008. It is a venue for ASEAN Member States to share their knowledge and experiences and identify experts and research institutions specialized in the issues of forests and climate change such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Developing Countries and Afforestation/Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism (A/R CDM). The scientific information gathered in the network will support ASEAN’s decision-making process through policy analysis and strengthen ASEAN’s role in climate change negotiations.

The ARKN on Forests and Climate Change works by firstly identifying research agendas, conducting knowledge sharing exercises, and implementing the researches and capacity building for the stakeholders in ASEAN. The ARKN-FCC is also open for cooperation with the Network’s Partners, such as international research institutions or donor countries’ initiatives to further develop their activities. It is in the Network’s best interests that science and policy go in harmony to find the solutions the world needs to combat climate change and its impacts.
The group meets twice a year.