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" Scientists have found what is believed to be three new species of amphibians and five new species of plants in a China-Myanmar joint biodiversity survey.
Fourteen researchers collected more than 3,300 specimens of plants and animals in the field survey in the Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sagaing Region of northern Myanmar between November and December last year, the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Wednesday.
China and Myanmar have jointly conducted nine field biodiversity surveys in northern Myanmar since 2014..."
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"Xinhua" (China)
Date of entry/update:
2020-02-02
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"Just last month leopards were declared extinct in Laos. They have disappeared from Vietnam and are likely to go extinct in Cambodia. Tigers also have vanished from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Other cat species are not faring much better, falling victim to poachers’ snares and developers’ roads, often ending up in illegal wildlife trade markets in the notorious Golden Triangle where Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet.
However, within the Greater Mekong Region, there is one area that is something of a haven for cat species – a landscape the size of Cambodia straddling Thailand and Myanmar with a name that is something of a mouthful – Dawna Tenasserim. Here in the mountains and jungles of a not widely known landscape, one-fifth of the world’s cat species are hanging on while the world outside (and inside at times) does everything it can to ensure their demise. Some of the stars of this show are familiar, such as tigers and leopards, celebrated far and wide in poetry, literature and Disney films. The others are not so well known, such as Asiatic golden cats, marbled cats, clouded leopards, jungle cats and leopard cats. That’s seven of the 36 known cat species. And it’s quite possible that the highly elusive fishing cat lives in this landscape, bringing the number to eight..."
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"Asia Times" (Hong Kong)
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-17
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"97 kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries...
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"97 kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
China has long wanted to dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open passage for massive cargo ships – and potentially military vessels.
Ultimately, a link could be carved from Yunnan province thousands of kilometres south through the Mekong countries – Myanmar, Lao, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
There, the river emerges into the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and the centrepiece of Beijing's trade and security strategy for its Asian neighbourhood.
Under the tagline "Shared River, Shared Future" China insists it seeks only the sustainable development of the river and to split the spoils of a trade and energy boom with its Mekong neighbours and their market of 240 million people.
But squeezed for value by the dams lacing China's portion of the river – and further downstream –the Mekong is already changing.
Fish stocks have collapsed say Thai fisherman, and nutrient-rich land in the Vietnamese delta is sinking as the sediment flow shrinks..."
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"The ASEAN Post" (Malaysia)
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-13
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"A team of scientists from China and Myanmar recently finished a joint field biodiversity survey in northern Myanmar, making new discoveries including potentially six new plant species and three new amphibian species along with capturing rare footage of endangered wild animals.
During the survey, the team comprising of researchers from the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS-SEABRI) and the Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of Myanmar, collected more than 3,300 specimens of plants and animals during the month-long project in the Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar's Sagaing Region.
The team captured footage of Bengal tigers for the first time since the joint scientific endeavor began five years ago. The scientists also took pictures of large predators like black bears and sun bears, as well as large-and medium-sized mammals including Asian elephants, red deer, and Indian bisons..."
Source/publisher:
"China Global Television Network (CGTN)" (China)
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-05
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Biodiversity - global and regional, Forests, Fauna of Burma/Myanmar, Fauna of Burma's forests
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"Environment ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are due to meet in Cambodia next week to discuss transboundary haze pollution and other environment-related issues, a Cambodian spokesman said on Saturday.
They will gather at the 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (15th AMME) and related meetings, scheduled for Oct. 7-10 in northwest Siem Reap province, said Environment Ministry Secretary of State and Spokesman Neth Pheaktra.
"During the meeting, the ASEAN environment ministers will discuss a wide range of issues of regional cooperation on the environment including climate change, environmentally sustainable city, biodiversity conservation, coastal and marine environment, environmental education, water resource management, chemical and hazardous waste management, transboundary haze pollution control and eco-schools," he told Xinhua.
The spokesman said the biennial meeting is expected to adopt three key documents - the draft ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change, the draft ASEAN Strategic Plan on the Environment, and the request to designate five national parks in Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam as ASEAN Heritage Parks..."
Source/publisher:
"Xinhua" (China)
Date of entry/update:
2019-10-07
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The impact of climate change on the global environment, Biodiversity - global and regional, Climate Change - Migration Global, ASEAN-Burma relations
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"People took to the street in Yangon on September 22 to participate in the Global Climate Strike Myanmar.
The activity was led by youth organizations and students numbering about 200 or more people. They marched from new Bogyoke Market to Sule Pagoda, and then gathered outside Mahabandoola Park.
Activists from Myanmar joined the movement since the global climate strike movement began on May 24.
Strike for Climate Myanmar has made three basic demands. Firstly, they have urged the government to officially recognize emergency situations related to climate and to take the required action. Secondly, they have called for a stop to all projects that can harm the natural environment and climate as soon as possible. And, thirdly, they called for environmental justice for all in Myanmar society.
Strike for Climate Myanmar says the situation of the natural environment is bad in developing countries like Myanmar, so they think they should urge relevant authorities to establish suitable policies for natural disaster management and to implement those policies, and that’s why they organized the activity..."
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"Mizzima" (Myanmar)
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-23
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Climate Change - governmental and inter-governmental bodies, treaties, meetings, reports, commentaries, Climate Change - Burma/Myanmar: general, Myanmar climate change networks, Climate Change - Migration Burma/Myanmar, Biodiversity - global and regional, Natural Disasters - General
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"Last month, the number of wildfires in the Amazon tripled compared with the previous year.
Wildfires are still burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, which is often referred to as the "green lungs" of the planet.
The fires have prompted a warning from some scientists that escalating deforestation could eventually turn the rainforest into a dry savanna.
Despite a ban on fires for land-clearing, the Amazon is burning at a rate not seen in almost a decade.
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Chapada dos Guimaraes in the state of Mato Grosso..."
Source/publisher:
"Al Jazeera" (Qatar)
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-22
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"Asian elephants at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar. The World Elephant Day is marked on Aug. 12 every year, to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. An Asian elephant at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar. The World Elephant Day is marked on Aug. 12 every year, to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.Tourists view an Asian elephant at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 12, 2019, the World Elephant Day. The World Elephant Day is marked on Aug. 12 every year, to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.A girl feeds an Asian elephant at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 12, 2019, the World Elephant Day. The World Elephant Day is marked on Aug. 12 every year, to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants..."
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"Global Times" via Xinhua
Date of entry/update:
2019-08-15
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"As a result of increased deforestation, wild Asian elephant numbers in Myanmar have dwindled from 10,000 in the 1960s to under an estimate of 2000 by 2004.
Myanmar still has the largest tract of...
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"As a result of increased deforestation, wild Asian elephant numbers in Myanmar have dwindled from 10,000 in the 1960s to under an estimate of 2000 by 2004.
Myanmar still has the largest tract of intact elephant habitat in Asia and could support a larger number of wild elephants than the current estimated population.
With Myanmar’s human population projected to increase, elephants in the nature are being pressured for loss of habitat. A programme from Elephant Family, an NGO protecting Asian elephants from extinction, and partners aim to work by educating school children and also having a scheme to inform local communities about land management.
Elephants are known as “keystone species” for their crucial role in the ecosystem to maintain the biodiversity in which they live.
The Asian elephant’s habitat ranges across 13 countries in Asia, but it is an endangered species with less than 40,000 remaining worldwide, which is less than one-tenth of the African elephant population.
According to government statistics, during the eight-year period from 2010 to 2018, a total of 227 elephants died across the country, of which 124 were killed by poachers..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times"
Date of entry/update:
2019-08-12
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Myanmar’s rainforests and at least nine globally-threatened species face significant risks in Tanintharyi Region if the Dawei-Htee Khee road project continues without a comprehensive biodiversity protection plan, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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"The WWF released a report, “Nature in Peril: The risk of forests and wildlife from the Dawei-Htee Khee road” on Thursday.
Construction began on the 138-kilometre, two-lane Htee Khee road to link the Dawei Special Economic Zone with Thailand in 2018. It runs through the vast forests of the Dawna Tenasserim Landscape, which spans the mountains on the Thai-Myanmar border.
The DTL is one of the most intact natural landscapes in the entire Greater Mekong region and a stronghold for tigers, elephants, and other endangered wildlife. This forest ecosystem provides freshwater for the area and is critical for mitigating climate change. It is home to 168 species of mammal, 568 species of bird, and thousands of reptile, amphibian, insect, fish and plant species, the WWF said.
“The road would bring economic growth to Tanintharyi. However, we are not looking at the cost to forest and wildlife. Just as people need roads, nature needs wild highways allowing species to move,” said Nick Cox, conservation director of WWF-Myanmar.
Needing wild highways is one of several issues ignored by the project, he added.
Following the Dawei SEZ Memorandum of Intent signed by Myanmar, Thailand and Japan in 2015, Italian-Thailand Development (ITD) signed an agreement with the government to build the two-lane road. In May 2018, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation approved the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) with some comments.
However, the assessment is inadequate in mitigating any impact on biodiversity because it fails to address key challenges, such as the loss of habitat connectivity for threatened species, and an increase in deforestation and illegal hunting, the WWF said.
For example, the impact on forests and wildlife identified in the assessment include increases in vehicle pollution, vehicle-wildlife accidents, and deterioration of habitat, but it lacks a comprehensive assessment of the impact of increased traffic and vehicle speeds on wildlife..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Times
Date of entry/update:
2019-08-02
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VOLUME 1: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE BASIN
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"The Ayeyarwady is at the heart of many activities in Myanmar. In each of its sub basins, a unique set of
needs and risks is associated with the river. As part of the WWF-funded Ayeyarwady River in the Economy
Project, a series of workshops were held in each of these sub basins (upper, Chindwin, middle, lower and
delta) to identify the goods and services provided by the river, but also to identify how these demands are
putting the river at risk, and ultimately the sectors themselves, which depend on a healthy Ayeyarwady.
30 participants attended each workshop. They represented a diversity of backgrounds; academia,
government, private sector and civil society. They identified the goods and services provided to their
sub basins that depend on their stretch of river. These include provisioning services such as water for
irrIgation, regulating services such as flood recession ponds for fish spawning, supporting services such as
safe habitats for biodiversity, and cultural services for tourism, as well as spiritual sites along the basin.
They were also asked to identify how these sectors providing goods and services are impacting upon the
river system, creating risks for the stretch of river in their region.
The top risks identified in each sub-basin are shown in the following figure. These include flooding,
mining, bank erosion, pollution, sedimentation, navigation challenges, river morphology changes, and fish
species degradation.
In addition to the individual risks identified within each localized sub-basin, there are also interlinked
risks from up to downstream.
For instance, increased mining or deforestation in the upper catchment may shift the sediment dynamics
downstream, causing bank erosion or sedimentation. As the Ayeyarwady flows through the country,
hydropower dams trap sediment and may reduce the valuable ecosystem services provided to flood
recession agriculture in its lower stretches. Because of this sedimentation the river widens and becomes
more shallow, causing significant challenges for boats navigating the waters. The use of pesticides and
fertilizers upstream also causes pollution for those using the river downstream. These are just a few of the
ways that risks are transported geographically throughout the entire river basin.
It is of paramount importance that economic development plans taking place, especially
in the upper reaches of the Ayeyarwady and its tributaries, take into account their impacts on the users
downstream. This includes not only water availability and quality, but also the timing of flows and
sediment dynamics. For instance, the flooding risks identified by stakeholders in the lower basin may
be due to a sediment deficit in the upper reaches. This in turn limits the flow of sediment to the delta,
contributing to its sinking. The lack of sediment may be due to a number of factors including regulation
of flows from dams, the trapping of actual sediment from dams or perhaps the extraction of sediment
for the construction sector. Individually these impacts may be small, but cumulatively they may result in
a vulnerable delta, the home of the majority of Myanmar’s population, infrastructure, and fish and rice
production..."
Source/publisher:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Date of entry/update:
2019-07-22
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"2017 has been a year of
considerable progress in
the Dawna Tenasserim
Landscape (DTL). This report
highlights WWF’s successes
on the Myanmar side of the landscape, and demonstrates how
donor support is helping us to setup and develop projects that are
and will continue to contribute to the overall goals for this vast
and ecologically rich landscape.
Across the board, WWF is working to show the significance of
the DTL and to protect it. Biodiversity surveys have shown that
key species including tiger and Asian elephant roam the DTL’s
critical corridors, demonstrating to partners this landscape’s
biodiversity values. Four Wildlife Protection Units (WPUs) have
been established to enhance the protection of these animals and
the areas in which they live. Together with partner organisations,
a project collaboration has been established, leading to the
development of a land use and management plan for the
Tanintharyi Landscape Corridor which will secure its vital
long-term protection. As funding for the landscape programme
has also increased, WWF has now secured crucial support
for the protection and effective management of the proposed
Tanintharyi National Park. WWF’s signing of an MoU with the
Karen National Union exemplifies the strong partnerships that
are being developed in the DTL, and our growing credibility
has enabled us to secure funding to begin rubber-focussed
conservation work.
The DTL is an inherently transboundary landscape, straddling
the Myanmar-Thailand border. Critical corridors enable the free
movement of key populations of terrestrial species. For example,
where Thailand has lost its forested corridor connecting Kaeng
Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) to the Western Forest Complex
(WEFCOM), connectivity between these two significant forested
areas is preserved by the Tanintharyi Landscape Corridor on
Myanmar’s side of the DTL. Species moving between the two
forest complexes have no choice but to move back and forth over
the border.
This is a critical moment for progress in this spectacular
landscape. Though we are at an early stage of engagement,
funding has enabled us to embrace this key time frame, initiating
and scaling up engagement whilst allowing us the flexibility to
move on opportunities and deliver concrete support to local
partners..."
Source/publisher:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Date of entry/update:
2019-07-22
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"Biodiversity and linked natural resources and ecosystem services in Myanmar provide the foundation
for human development and well-being. Ecosystem health equates to human health and productive
economic sectors and livelihoods. Maintenance and enhancement of ecosystem health is a prerequisite
for sustainable, resilience and acceptable hydropower development.
This chapter provides a national overview of the status and trends in biodiversity, identifying some of
the main themes and issues, and the drivers of change which are shaping ecosystem health and their
capacity to maintain ecosystem services. A summary of baseline biodiversity in the eight main river
basins1
in Myanmar is presented. Important spatial layers used to define and describe high priority
biodiversity areas are ecoregions, Keys Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Protected Areas (PAs) and
biodiversity corridors. The chapter assesses the status of ecoregions that fall within each basin and the
distribution of KBAs and PAs. Ecoregions, KBAs and PAs for each basin are analysed and mapped to
describe the distribution of biodiversity areas by basin and for 58 sub-basins.
Also, maps and plots are presented to visualize key trends in forest degradation over the past 15 years
as a foundation indicator for trends in biodiversity health overall - ie in species, habitats and genetic
resources. For each basin, a line plot of cumulative forest loss was derived using data from Hansen et
al., (2013)2
, where forest loss was determined for open forest (greater than 10% and less than or equal
to 40% canopy cover), medium-closed canopy cover (more than 40% and less than or equal to 80%
canopy cover), and intact forest (greater than 80% canopy cover). Maps and tables are supplemented
with descriptions of the biodiversity status of each basin, along with drivers of change. Each basin
biodiversity profile highlights key PAs that fall within basin boundaries, as a way drilling down so
that overall trends are illustrated through location specific case examples.
While this chapter is intended as a baseline of terrestrial biodiversity for later assessment of planned
hydropower projects, it provides a baseline to inform biodiversity conservation and development
planning across all sectors. Hydropower development could play a very important role in supporting
the Government of Myanmar implement the Aichi targets on biodiversity conservation. The tenth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity Conservation, held in
October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, adopted a revised and updated Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, for the 2011-2020 period. As Myanmar is a
party to the Convention, this Plan provides an overarching framework on biodiversity management as
a foundation for sustainable development and livelihoods and for community and ecosystem wellbeing.
At this outset of this baseline assessment chapter on biodiversity it is important to keep a number of
the Aichi Biodiversity targets in mind as a framework for analysis and assessment throughout the
SEA. Relevant targets include:
• Target 5: By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved
and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly
reduced.
• Target 6: By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and
harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is
avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no
significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts
of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits..."
Source/publisher:
World Bank
Date of entry/update:
2019-07-12
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"I have often said that Myanmar is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change on the planet. Numerous natural disasters befall the country every year, which stand to be exacerbated by a warming planet. Myanmar’s infrastructure to deal with these impacts is extremely limited, leaving millions of lives and livelihoods exposed to serious danger.
My visit to both Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon was to understand how we can support efforts in the current political environment. I discussed these issues with senior government representatives, including the State Counsellor, Aung Sang Suu Kyi and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Ohn Win.
Business leaders and NGOs in Myanmar will play a critical role in tackling environmental issues, and so I also held talks with executives in Yangon and witnessed drone technology used by an NGO for mangrove replanting. Needless to say, the broader UN family is also hard at work across a number of priorities in Myanmar. I took the opportunity to be briefed by the UN country team on the current issues, and discussed how UN Environment can play a strategic role in building confidence in the UN with the Myanmar government and population..."
Erik Solheim
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United Nations Environment Programme
Date of publication:
2018-02-08
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-11
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"Our food and agricultural systems depend in countless ways on the plants,
animals and micro-organisms that comprise and surround them. Biodiversity,
at every level from genetic, through species to ecosystem, underpins the
capacity of farmers, livestock keepers, forest dwellers, fishers and fish farmers to
produce food and a range of other goods and services in a vast variety of different
biophysical and socio-economic environments. It increases resilience to shocks and
stresses, provides opportunities to adapt production systems to emerging challenges
and is a key resource in efforts to increase output in a sustainable way. It is vital to
efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.
Over the last two decades, FAO has prepared country-driven global assessments of
the genetic resources of crop plants, livestock and forest trees. An assessment covering
aquatic genetic resources will shortly be published. What has been missing to date has
been an assessment of how biodiversity as a whole contributes to food and agriculture,
including “associated biodiversity”, the myriad components of biodiversity that support
food and agricultural production by providing services such as pollination, pest control,
soil formation and maintenance, carbon sequestration, purification and regulation of
water supplies, reduction of disasters threats, and the provision of habitat for other
beneficial species. The urgency of closing knowledge gaps in this field is underlined
by the mounting evidence that the world’s biodiversity is under severe threat and by
the ever-growing challenges facing food and agriculture, including particularly those
related to the impacts of climate change. The publication of The State of the World’s
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture is therefore a significant and timely milestone.
Like all the global assessments prepared under the auspices of FAO’s Commission
on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, a key characteristic of this report is
its country-driven nature. Ninety-one countries prepared and submitted reports on
the state of their biodiversity for food and agriculture and its management, focusing
particularly on associated biodiversity and its role in the supply of supporting and
regulating ecosystem services and on wild species that are sources of food. The
reporting process provided an opportunity for countries to identify needs and priorities
in terms of promoting the sustainable use and conservation of these resources, both at
national level and internationally.
Parts of the global report make sombre reading. It is deeply concerning that in so
many production systems in so many countries biodiversity for food and agriculture and
the ecosystem services it provides are reported to be in decline. The foundations of our
food systems are being undermined, often, at least in part, because of the impact of
management practices and land-use changes associated with food and agriculture. It is
also abundantly clear that the state of knowledge of many components of biodiversity,
including in particular invertebrates and micro-organisms, is very inadequate and that
this contributes to their neglect. The good news is that many management practices
and approaches that rely on the maintenance of abundant and diverse biological
communities, or that can otherwise be considered biodiversity friendly, are attracting
growing interest and in many cases are becoming more widely adopted. The importance of biodiversity and its roles in the food and agriculture sector is
increasingly being acknowledged in international policy agendas. This recognition
needs to be translated into action. Key tasks include addressing the drivers of
biodiversity loss within the food and agriculture sector and beyond, strengthening
in situ and ex situ conservation measures, and increasing the uptake of management
practices that promote the contributions of biodiversity to sustainable production.
Coordinated and collaborative action on the part of the international community is
essential. This report will make a valuable contribution to these efforts and to raising
awareness of the vital importance of biodiversity to food and agriculture...."
José Graziano da Silva
Source/publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date of publication:
2019-05-01
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2019-05-01
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"TODAY MYANMAR - Biodiversity Conservation in Ayeyarwaddy River Valley..."
Nanda Han, Swam Lin Maung, May Nwe Aeint, Zaw Min Aung
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mitv
Date of publication:
2018-03-15
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-01
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Title: Forest and Farm Facility amplifies the potential of forest and farm producer groups - (video)
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"The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) works directly with producer organizations to help them become stronger, amplify their potential and connect with each other. Since 2012, FFF has worked in 10 countries to directly strengthen almost 1,000 groups that range in size from local coffee growers’ organizations to international alliances. Its work, which also involves governments, helps to promote sustainable development through management of farm land and forests that produce food, livelihoods, medicine, construction materials and energy. It also helps producer groups find new markets and strengthen their members’ business capabilities. FFF is a partnership between FAO, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and AgriCord..."
Source/publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date of publication:
2018-07-30
Date of entry/update:
2019-04-30
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"This publication gives a brief overview of the regional consultation facilitated by ICIMOD and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar, to improve collaboration between China, India, and Myanmar in the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape. The paper gives highlights of the consultation and technical sessions held in December in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, and lists past efforts made for regional collaboration in the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape. It also gives a brief account of updates on the landscape from China, India, and Myanmar and a regional synthesis of the pre-feasibility assessments prepared by each country. More detailed highlights from the pre-feasibility studies, which describe the landscape, the importance of the initiative, and steps taken to adopt the transboundary approach to ecosystem management in the area, as well as the result of the consultation – a draft programme framework for transboundary collaboration in the area – are appended as annexes.".....
Keywords: Climate change; Adaptations; Biodiversity; Nature conservation; Landscape; Land cover; Protected areas; Himalayas; Regional cooperation.....
Subjects: Biodiversity; Climate change; Natural resource management; Adaptation; Conservation; Mountain people; Cultures
Source/publisher:
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Date of publication:
2011-11-30
Date of entry/update:
2014-06-01
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