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Protected Areas Of Myanmar
This list of protected areas of Myanmar includes national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens that were established since 1927. National parks * Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Sagaing Region, * Hkakaborazi National Park in Kachin State, * Lampi Island Marine National Park in Tanintharyi Region, * Natmataung National Park in Chin State, * Popa Mountain National Park in Mandalay Region Wildlife sanctuaries * Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, * Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, * Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, * Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, plus extension of * Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, * Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary in Shan State, * Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary * Kyauk Pan Taung Wildlife Sanctuary in Chin state * Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State * Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State, * Loimwe Protected Area in Shan State, . * Mahamyaing Wildlife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved. Generally speaking though, protected areas are understood to be those in which human presence or at least the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and transboundary protected areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes. There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world (as of October 2010) with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a biosphere reserve in Myanmar, covering . It ranges in elevation from encompassing the surroundings of Indawgyi Lake in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State. It was gazetted in 2004, is recognized as an Important Bird Area and as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. An area of comprising the lake and the surrounding lowland is a Ramsar site since February 2016. During a survey in the winter of 2004, both resident and migratory birds were sighted on the lake and along Indawgyi River, including white-rumped vulture (''Gyps bengalensis''), slender-billed vulture (''G. tenuirostris''), Himalayan vulture (''G. himalayensis''), lesser whistling duck (''Dendrocygna javanica''), tufted duck (''Aythya fuligula''), ferruginous pochard (''A. nyroca''), gadwall (''Mareca strepera''), ruddy shelduck (''Tadorna ferruginea''), Eurasian teal (''Anas crecca''), northern pintail (''A. acuta''), greylag goose (''Anser anser''), Eurasian coot (''Fulica atra''), litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary
Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, covering . It was established in 1971. It ranges in elevation from in Sagaing Township, Sagaing Region. It provides habitat for Indian hog deer (''Hyelaphus porcinus'') and Indian muntjac (''Muntiacus muntjak''). See also *Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (Myanmar) The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry ( my, ) is a ministry in the government of Myanmar responsible for the country's forestry and logging sectors. From 1948 to 5 March 1992, the Ministry was joined with the Ministry of Agr ... References External links {{National parks of Myanmar Protected areas of Myanmar Protected areas established in 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayeyarwady Region
Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west. It is contiguous with the Rakhine State in the northwest. The region lies between approximately latitude 15° 40' and 18° 30' north and between longitude 94° 15' and 96° 15' east. It has an area of . The estimated 2022 population is more than 6.5 million. According to the 2014 Burmese National Census the population of the Ayeyarwady Region was 6,184,829, making it the second most populous of Burma's states and regions after Yangon Region. Ayeyarwady Region is flanked by the Rakhine Yoma (Arakan Mountains) range in the west. Large areas have been cleared for paddy cultivation, leading to its preeminent position a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar with an extent of and one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. Meinmahla Kyun is an island in the Ayeyarwady Delta ranging in elevation from and covered by mangrove forest. It was declared a Ramsar site in 2017. Biodiversity Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary harbours about 40 mangrove species, 53 species of medicinal plants and 11 orchid species, 59 fish species, 35 butterfly species, 26 snake species, 12 shrimp species, 10 crab species, and saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus''). A fishing cat (''Prionailurus viverrinus'') was photographed in February 2016 for the first time in the country. The sanctuary provides habitat for both resident and migratory birds. Among the 102 species sighted during boat surveys in February 2006 were Oriental white ibis (''Threskiornis melanocephalus''), glossy ibis (''Plegadis falcinellus''), bar-tailed godwit (''Limosa lapponica''), hen harrier (''Circus cyaneus''), clamorous ree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary
, iucn_category = IV , photo = , photo_caption = , map = Myanmar , relief = 1 , map_alt = , map_caption = Location in Myanmar , label = Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary , map_width = , location =Sagaing Region, Kalay and Mawlaik Townships, Myanmar , nearest_city = Mawlaik , coordinates = , area = , established = 2002 , visitation_num = , visitation_year = , governing_body = Myanmar Forest Department Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Sagaing Region, covering an area of . It ranges in elevation from and was established in 2002 in Kalay and Mawlaik Townships. History The area of Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary used to be five reserve forest blocks with logging concessions. In 2002, it was proposed as a wildlife sanctuary, and forest rangers were employed. It was designated an Important Bird Area in 2010. Biodiversity Flora Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary encompasses mostly mixed deciduous forest interspersed with some evergree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loimwe Protected Area
Loimwe Protected Area is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering . It ranges in elevation from and harbours dry hill forest interspersed with pine trees. It was established in 1996 and is managed by the Forest Department of Kengtung Township Kengtung Township ( shn, ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၵဵင်းတုင်, my, ကျိုင်းတုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled ''Kyaingtong'', Kengtong, th, เมืองเชียงตุง or ''Mueang Chiang Tun .... References External linksMyanmar - Status of Biodiversity Conservation Protected areas establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, stretching over . It covers evergreen and mixed deciduous forests an elevation of in Kyaikto Township. It was established in 2001 to conserve the biodiversity around the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, a famous pilgrimage site in Mon State. It is managed by the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division. Biodiversity The Indo-Pacific gecko (''Hemidactylus garnotii'') occurs in the sanctuary. In 2001, the bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus aequalis'' was discovered in the sanctuary and described as a new species in 2003. Key wildlife species are leopard (''Panthera pardus''), serow (''Capricornis milneedwardsiiare''), red goral (''Naemorhedus baileyi''). Sambar deer (''Rusa unicolor''), Indian muntjac (''Muntiacus muntjak''), gaur (''Bos gaurus''), wild boar (''Sus scrofa'') are also said to occur in the sanctuary. Threats Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by illegal logging Illegal logging is the harvest, transporta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon State
Mon State ( my, မွန်ပြည်နယ်, ; mnw, တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်, italics=no) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is . The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State. Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its of coastline. The state's capital is Mawlamyine. History Mon tradition holds that the Suwarnabhumi mentioned in the Edicts of Ashoka and the ''Dîpavamsa'' was their first kingdom (pronounced Suvanna Bhoum), founded around the port of Thaton in about 300 BC, however, this is disputed by scholars. Oral tradition suggests that they had contact with Buddhism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary
Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary ( my, ကေလာသ တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော, alternatively spelt as Kaylartha Widlife Sanctuary) is a protected area in Myanmar stretching over . It was established in 1942. It harbours evergreen and mixed deciduous forest with elevations ranging from 0 to in Bilin Township, Mon State. The sanctuary is administered from Bilin. Location This sanctuary is near to the town of Taung Zun which is from the town of Belin. The sanctuary is located on the western side of the Railway line linking Taung Sun and Kyaik Hto railway stations. There are roads all along the boundary of the sanctuary. The topography of the sanctuary is mostly flat with few undulating hills. Description The sanctuary receives south-west Monsoon rains every year. The rainfall recorded is about per year. The sanctuary receives heavy rainfall in June, July and August every year. The Shwe Parami Forest Monastery and the Kay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin State
Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur to the north. The population of Chin state is about 478,801 in 2014 census. The capital of the state is Hakha. The state is a mountainous region with few transportation links. Chin State is sparsely populated and remains one of the least developed areas of the country. Chin State has the highest poverty rate of 73% as per the released figures from the first official survey. The official radio broadcasting dialect of Chin is Falam. There are 53 different subtribes and languages in Chin State. There are nine townships in Chin State: Hakha, Thantlang, Falam, Tedim, Tonzang, Matupi, Mindat, Kanpetlet and Paletwa townships. In 1896, Mindat and Kanpetlet were placed under Pakokku Hill Tracts District of British Burma later emerge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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