APFNet, as an open organization, will provide a platform for members of the network for information exchange and complementarity. Furthermore, the Network will be through capacity building , pilot project and regional policy dialogue to promote the forest rehabilitation, reforestation and afforestation in the region to increase the regional forest area; strengthen sustainable forest management and improve forest quality in the region,including climate change mitigation and adaptation response and to increase carbon sequestration; and improve the productive capacity and socio-economic benefits of forest ecosystems and enhance biodiversity conservation in the region.