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Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis: Forest Resources Sector Report

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-14T20:06:46Z
dc.date.available2019-06-14T20:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-01
dc.description.abstractMyanmar's forest and timber sector has been central to the country's economy and society, particularly over the last century. Myanmar's forests contain some of the most valued species in the world—particularly rosewood, ironwood, and teak. Myanmar also has one of the most longstanding forest management systems in the tropics. Today, despite reduced timber extraction revenues, wood industry still generates over 8 percent of formal government revenues. Beyond timber, rural society largely depends on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and agroforestry for food, medicine, and wood fuel, which is by far the most important energy source in rural Myanmar, with between 60 percent and 80 percent of communities relying on this source. Some of Myanmar's forests also form some of the world's most critically important biodiversity 'hotspots'. Despite all of the progress made, there is still a lot of room for improvement and for higher ambition. The report analyzes the underlying challenges, builds on international best practice, and makes recommendations. Some of the recommendations include : create delivery mechanisms to scale up CF within the PFE, despite high degradation of production forests, sustainable forest management is still viable in some areas but needs a critical stock-taking effort, promote enabling environment for private plantations, increase protected forests area to 10 percent of total land area, and to implement the challenging reform process, the FD will need additional skills, budget, technology support, and civil society support.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/907811560180123305/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Forest-Resources-Sector-Report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/31891
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/31891
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectWATERSHED PROTECTION
dc.subjectMANGROVES
dc.subjectCOASTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectTIMBER STOCK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.titleMyanmar Country Environmental Analysisen
dc.title.subtitleForest Resources Sector Reporten
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleMyanmar Country Environmental Analysis
okr.date.disclosure2019-06-10
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Country Environmental Analysis
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/907811560180123305/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Forest-Resources-Sector-Report
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/31891
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum31143823
okr.identifier.report137627
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/907811560180123305/pdf/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Forest-Resources-Sector-Report.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMyanmar
okr.topicAgriculture::Forestry Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Protection
okr.topicEnvironment::Forests and Forestry
okr.topicEnvironment::Sustainable Land Management
okr.unitENR GP EAP2 (GENE2)
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