The Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet), officially launched in September 2008, is a non-profit international organization dedicated to advancing sustainable forest management and rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Back to the first decade of the 21st century, despite the increasing awareness of the importance of managing forests sustainably to achieve green growth, reduce poverty and respond to climate change, huge gaps would still exist in knowledge and capacities at global and regional levels. In this light, the establishment of APFNet was proposed by China, co-sponsored by Australia and the United States of America, welcomed by APEC Leaders at their Fifteenth Meeting in 2007 and endorsed in the 
Sydney Declaration on Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Development, to "enhance capacity building and strengthen information sharing on sustainable forest management in the forestry sector"，to help tackle regional challenges, such as deforestation and forests degradation, climate change, biodiversity loss, and promote sustainable and green development via forest actions.
The APFNet operations are governed by the Board of Directors under the 
Operational Framework. APFNet membership now extends to 27 economies and five organizations. The secretariat is based in Beijing, China.
To transform the proposal into concrete actions, China, Australia, and the US initiated trilateral consultations and prepared for the “Network” launch and to set initial arrangements.
To transform the proposal into concrete actions, China, Australia, and the US initiated trilateral consultations and prepared for the “Network” launch and to set initial arrangements.
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
Regional partners soon joined the three founding members and established the Focal Point Mechanism and Interim Steering Committee during 2010-11 to ensure APFNet development responding to regional priorities and thus gaining broad support. Institutional milestones include:
First APFNet strategic plan (2011-2015)
APFNet’s registration as an international organization and the secretariat’s official operation in 2011
Taking office of the first Executive Director, Mr. QU Guilin
Members’ ratification of APFNet Operational Framework
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
This period was marked by the formalization of the APFNet governance structure, with the establishment of the Board of Directors and the Council. APFNet welcomed its 10th anniversary and conducted a comprehensive review for next-stage development. Instructional milestones include:
New policies and operational manuals
Second (2016-2020) and third (2021-2025) strategic plans
Taking office of the Second Executive Director, Dr. LU De
Chile joins as 27th member economy
Contribute to the efforts of member economies and organizations to substantially increase the area of restored multifunctional forests in line with APFNet’s mission and the objectives of its members, and in the framework of multilateral aspirations and processes such as the Bonn Challenge, the UN Strategic Plan for Forests, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and the Asia-Pacific Regional Strategy and Action Plan for Forest and Landscape Restoration.
Help enhance forest carbon stocks and improve forest quality and productivity by promoting the rehabilitation of existing but degraded forests and the reforestation and afforestation of suitable lands in the region.
Help reduce forest loss and degradation and associated greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening SFM and enhancing biodiversity conservation.
Help increase the socioeconomic benefits of forests in the region.
