Workshop on mangrove rehabilitation and conservation

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"Annually, 3000 acres are being established by Forest Department. Integrated Mangrove Management and Rehabilitation Project through community participation in Ayeyawady Delta, jointly implemented by Forest Department and JICA, is carried out. Cooperation and coordination with NGOs and INGOs are underway in cyclone hit areas. Mangrove forests in Tanintharyi Devision, especially on Lampi Island are intact and in good condition. They are the last natural mangrove of Myanmar. Mangrove trees with large dimension were observed. R.Mucronata and R. apiculata were observed as dominant species. Asssociat spp. observed are C. targal, S. griffithii, S. alba, X. granatum, X. molusensis, A. officinalis, A. marina, A. alba, B. gymnorhiza, B. parviflora, B. cylindrica, A. rotundifolia..."

Creator/author: 

U Win Maung

Source/publisher: 

Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Assets Restoration in Rakhine (CLEARR)

Date of Publication: 

2012-11-12

Date of entry: 

2018-12-06

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Myanmar

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English

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