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Overseas plantation and coping with climate change

KoFPI is active in developing various forest projects and exchanging information related in carbon sinks to
cope with climate changes such as forest management in developing countries. Furthermore, KoFPI strives
for rehabilitation of ruined forests and establishment of forest research facilities as well as developing of
human resource in those countries.

Afforestation Overseas

  • Bilateral forest cooperation and development of
    ODA projects
  • Implementation of pilot forest projects to cope with
    climate change in overseas countries
  • Support for plantation projects to combat with
    desertification from the private sector

International forest cooperation and
climate change

  • Operation of programs for overseas forest training for
    university students and for overseas forest internship
    for young generation
  • Scholarship program for graduated students studying
    forestry in Korea, preferentially for public forestry
    officials from developing countries
  • Capacity building programs in Korea for forest officials
    from developing countries

Overseas forest experts fostering
program

Main Business

Development of overseas plantation
pilot projects

  • Overseas biomass plantation pilot projects in Indonesia
  • Operation of Tree nursery and Training center for
    biomass plantation in Indonesia
  • Overseas industrial plantation pilot projects in Paraguay

Support for Overseas plantation
investments

  • Issuing of Forest investment guide by country
  • Issuing of a monthly overseas forest investment
    information
  • Operation of an overseas forestry investment
    information service
  • Consulting for private sector
  • Operation of the Overseas Forest Resources
    Development Meeting

Forest carbon offset system

Summary of system

The system is designed to deal with the forest carbon
stock secured by increasing the carbon absorbing
sources of private companies, forest owners, or local
governments at voluntary markets; or for use in public
relations to enhance the image of a company.

Participation in the Forest
Carbon Offset Project

Submit the project registration application and project
design documentation to the website of the Forest
Carbon Registry (carbonregistry.forest.go.kr/).

Phone: 02-6393-2780

What is the Forest Carbon Registry?

It is a computer management system
designed to manage the forest carbon stock
obtained via the forest carbon offset project.
It enables companies to apply for project
registration, issuing certificates and carbon
transaction.

Companies

Forest owners

Local governments

Activities aimed at increasing carbon
absorbing sources

The forest carbon stock secured by these
activities is certified by the government.

Forest development
Forest management

Forest restoration
Restrictions on forest
conversion

Use of forest bio mass
energy

Use of timber products
composite type

Emissions Trading Scheme

What is the emissions trading scheme?

The government assigns participating business entities that emit huge amount of greenhouse gas and allocate
emission permits to limit them. Business entities may buy or trade permits for a shortage or a surplus of emission
allowances