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Myanmar Laws on Forests, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Myanmar
Su Yin Htun
Myanmar is abundant in diverse natural habitats with numerous forms of wildlife, plants and trees in large forests. Although Myanmar has plentiful natural resources, its environment is seriously threatened by the unsustainable extraction activities of illegal logging, large scale mining, land degradation and rising populations in urban area. Myanmar’s biodiversity is also decreasing, especially in the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity “hot spot” where economic development and human population growth is placing pressure on natural habitats and species populations. The major contributors to environmental degradation are (i) the conversion of closed forests for other land uses, (ii) shifting cultivation, (iii) weak regulation and control of commercial exploitation and trade in endangered flora and fauna, and (iv) insufficient environmental impact assessment and integration of biodiversity concerns into development activities affecting land use change. Recognizing the environmental degradation, Myanmar’s government enacted the Environmental Conservation Law in 2012 and its rules in 2014. Currently, the existing Myanmar National Laws are well developed to promote investment and to protect the country’s natural environment and ecosystems.
2019
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000000621
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