Korea Forest Welfare Institute Transfers 'Korean-style Forest Welfare' to Indonesia

The Korea Forest Welfare Institute is conducting an online orientation for its global training program. Photo by Korea Forest Welfare Institute

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Welfare Institute is supporting the introduction and development of a ‘Korean-style forest welfare’ program in Indonesia.

The Forest Welfare Institute announced on the 12th that from the 12th to the 21st, it will conduct a global forest welfare training program titled ‘Strengthening the Capacity of Healing Forests and Ecotourism in Indonesia’ for 25 Indonesian forestry officials.

The training program will be implemented over three years starting this year. This year’s training will be conducted online, followed by an invitation-based training in Korea next year, and then expert dispatch training on-site in 2024 in sequence.

First, this year’s online training will include capacity-building education and forest welfare seminars to support the introduction of healing forests in Indonesia and the development of sustainable ecotourism programs.

The training program is part of a government-level aid project aimed at transferring Korea’s development experience and technology by providing education and training to policymakers and research and technical personnel in the public sector of developing countries.

The Korea Forest Welfare Institute is recognized as the world’s only public institution dedicated to promoting forest welfare policies.

Nam Tae-heon, President of the Forest Welfare Institute, said, “Through this training program, we will establish a foundation for creating healing forests in Indonesia and further lay the groundwork for spreading Korea’s excellent forest welfare cases worldwide. This training program is the Institute’s first official development assistance (ODA) project, and we hope it will serve as a platform for continuous communication and harmony among global talents in the field of forest welfare.”

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