Myanmar - Overview

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

Myanmar is renowned for its wealth of biodiversity. The country’s ecosystems include marine and coastal ecosystems in the south west and south, complex estuarine mangroves in the Ayeyarwady Delta to diverse terrestrial tropical forests on the prominent plateaus running north to south and alpine and grassland on high mountains with snow capped peak in the far north... More »

Number and Extent of Protected Areas

Myanmar has established 45 protected areas, 3 of which are marine protected areas.

Percentage of Forest Cover

Myanmar’s forests occupy 32,222,000 ha and other wooded areas occupy 10,834,000 ha.

Implementation of the Convention

Measures Taken to Achieve the 2010 Target

Ex. Situ Conservation: Ex situ conservation facilities are established at Yezin, under the Department of Agricultural and Research, Ministry for Agriculture and Irrigation. 13,046 accessions for 28 crop species were collected and 9,005 accessions have been fully characterized and placed under cold storage. In addition, a Biodiversity Museum has been established in Hlawka National Park... More »

Initiatives in Access and Benefit Sharing

Prior informed consent and mutually agreed terms are being practiced in various sectors, particularly for scientific research purposes, in which MOUs or MOAs are major instruments. There is no specific capacity building programme, but some projects have relevant components to build institutional capacity.

Initiatives for Article 8(j)

Community Forestry Instructions (CFI) have some provisions to respect the knowledge, innovations and practices of local communities. CFI have been practiced since 1995 to encourage local communities to establish forest plantations by using their traditional knowledge and expertise.

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

H.E. U Aung Bwa	CBD Primary NFP
Mr. Tin Tun	CBD Primary NFP
Mr. Phae Thann Oo	CHM NFP
Mr. U Tun Paw Oo	SBSTTA NFP
U Zaw Win Myint	GTI NFP
Mr. Hla Maung Thein	ICNP ABS NFP
Mr. Win Naing Thaw	Protected Areas NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Mr. Tin Tun	Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
U Tin Htut Oo	BCH NFP