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Conserving wetlands in Myanmar: Gulf of Mottama is Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, which include mountainous wetlands; large freshwater marshes and lakes; and coastal mangroves, mudflats and coral reefs. These ecosystems support fisheries, provide clean water, store carbon and protect local people from the impacts of floods, tsunamis and landslides. As such, […]
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Enhancing the conservation of wetlands in Myanmar: the government designates part of the Gulf of Mottama [EAAF117] in Mon State as Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site
Christoph Zöckler, EAAFP Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, from mountainous wetlands, large freshwater wetlands and lakes to coastal wetlands like mangroves, mudflats, and coral reefs. These ecosystems provide a wide range of food, water supply, flood protection, and other ecosystem goods and services that underpin local […]
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Myanmar
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar EAAFP Member since: 2014 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 8 Focal Point Contact: Mr. Tin Moe Deputy Director of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Email: nwcdfdmof@gmail.com; timmooretmfd@gmail.com Tel: +95-67-3405002 Fax: +95-67-3405397 Myanmar became a Partner in 2014. It […]
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Myanmar
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Summary Number of Flyway Network Sites: 6 Member since: 2014 Myanmar became a member of the Partnership in 2014 and houses 6 designated sites under the specifications set by EAAFP. A known non-breeding site for the very rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Myanmar covers quite a large area which includes […]
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BANCA’s Annual Report 2015
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)‘s Annual Report 2015 has recently been published. Click here to read it in PDF file. This report includes articles on migratory waterbirds conservation activities in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway: Saving the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper programme in Myanmar (p.5) The assessment of economic value from the ecosystem service of Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary […]
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Recently joined Flyway Network Sites of EAAFP
Judit Szabo, Science Officer EAAF114: Dashinchilen Tsagaan Wetland – Mongolia This central Mongolian site is a complex of spring-fed lakes of variable depth and salinity as well as marshes with reed and sedge. It is an important breeding site for many cranes, anatids and shorebirds and a significant stopover sites for waterbirds that breed further […]
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New protection for a key Spoon-billed Sandpiper site in Myanmar
26 May 2017 Christoph Zöckler, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper The government of Myanmar has designated part of the Gulf of Mottama [EAAF117] in Mon State, a key site for Spoon-billed Sandpipers, as Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site. It’s great news for Spoon-billed Sandpipers and wetland conservation in Myanmar. Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of […]
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