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Forestry in Myanmar

Forestry in Myanmar. ZAW WIN Myanmar Timber Merchants Association MTMA, Yangon. 2010, July 13 th. F orest Cover Status in Myanmar. Source : Planning and Statistics Division, FD. Status Major Forest Types. Source : Planning and Statistics Division, FD. Status Major Forest Types.

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Forestry in Myanmar

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  1. Forestry inMyanmar ZAW WIN Myanmar Timber Merchants Association MTMA, Yangon. 2010, July 13th

  2. Forest Cover Status in Myanmar Source : Planning and Statistics Division, FD

  3. Status Major Forest Types Source : Planning and Statistics Division, FD

  4. Status Major Forest Types Tropical Evergreen Forest in Lower Myanmar Typical Evergreen Forest in Upper Myanmar

  5. Status Major Forest Types Deciduous Indaing (Dipterocarps) Forests Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests

  6. Status Major Forest Types Coniferous Forest in Shan State A Non-teak Hardwoods Stand

  7. Status Major Forest Types Natural Stand of Bamboos

  8. Myanmar Forest Policy Formalizes the commitment and intent of Gov: to ensure sustainable development of forest resources (Social + Economic and Environmental Purposes) Six imperatives indentified in the policy are: Protection Sustainability Participation Public awareness About the vital role of forest & a social-economic development Soil, Water, wildlife, biodiversity Supply of the forest for present & future generation Conservation & utilization of forest Basic needs Fuel, shelter, food & recreation Efficiency To harness, in the socio-environmentally friendly, manner, the full economic potential of the forest.

  9. Institutional Arrangement M O F PSD FD MTE DZGD Coordinates & facilitates the task of FD, MTD & DZGD. Mainly policy matter & issues related to forestry. Protection & conservation of biodiversity & sustainable management of forest resources. Timber harvesting milling downstream processing & marketing. Reforestation, protection & conservation & restoration of the environment in the Dry Zone Area.

  10. Management System • Myanmar selection system (MSS) has been the principle management system since 1856. • Formation of felling series, each of which is divided into 30 annual coupes. • Under MSS, only mature trees are selected & harvested. • Harvesting of tree is controlled by girth limits prescribed species-wise. • Felling of exploitable trees is within the bounds of carefully calculated Annual Allowable Cut (AAC). • AAC is thus a tool that ensures the harvest of timber yield on a sustained basis.

  11. Timber Harvesting • MTE is the sole institution take charge of timber harvesting. • Not only exploitation but also to support growth of forest & improvement & upkeep of genetic diversity. • Use of elephant in skidding, the environmental-friendly method. • National Code of Harvesting Practice have been applied. • Myanmar's timber harvesting practice has been recognized as the least impact logging system. • (FD responsible for inspection the harvesting works, measurement of Royalty Assessment, hammering the royalty mark on log). • MTE must transfer the harvested area to FD with prescribe form (FD carry out post survey). • MTE applied sound Chain of Custody method since long time ago.

  12. Transportation Precessing & Trade • FD controlled movement of products. • Removal pass from FD is require to move from one place to place by private sector. • Detailed instruction for upkeep of daily registers for incoming raw & outturn of products are in place. • FD checks and control the saw mills & processing plants regularly. • Private sector needs licence from Ministry of Trade to export value-added forest products. • MTE produced only legal timber & timber products only.

  13. Thanks for kind attention

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