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    Tagged: conservation

    Environment Lead Story News

    Govt, conservationists unveil elephant protection plan

    A strategy to protect Burma’s wild and captive elephants well into the next century has been released by the government and international NGO’s.

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    Interview: ‘It is a chance for the government to show their dedication’

    DVB speaks to UNESCO’s Duong Bich Hanh about last month’s earthquake in central Burma and the prospects for Bagan becoming a World Heritage Site.

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    The earthquake aftermath: ‘Don’t rush with restoration’

    The number of temples that will need extensive repairs has risen from 187 last week to 397 as the Department of Archaeology continues to inventory the damage.

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    The future of Inle Lake

    Locals living on Inle Lake in Shan State say the changing climate and rise in severe droughts combined with deforestation in the area are contributing to the deterioration of the lake.

    Environment Karen Lead Story News

    ‘Conservation has to be inclusive’

    KESAN’s Saw Alex Htoo grew up along the Salween River in Karen State. He talks to DVB about the current threats people and wildlife face with new hydropower projects proposed in the area.

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    Rare deer faces extinction in Sagaing sanctuary

    A rare species of deer that has been endangered for decades could soon vanish completely from a wildlife conservation area in northern Burma’s Sagaing Division.

    Environment Lead Story News

    ‘Conservation should be a major concern’: Myanmar Green Network

    Devi Thant Cin of the Myanmar Green Network explains why she opposes planned coal plants and what environmental reforms an NLD government should introduce.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Parade of wild elephants spotted in central Burma

    The central Burmese flatlands is not considered as a natural environment for Burma’s estimated population of 2,000 wild elephants.

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    Creating hybrids may save Asia’s tigers, say scientists

    Just over 3,000 tigers remain across Asia, mainly in India. But researchers say many conservation campaigns are unnecessarily restricting gene pools.

    Dr Kalyar Platt has been rewarded for her conservation efforts in Burma. (PHOTO: TSA).

    Environment Lead Story News

    Turtle conservationist rewarded for efforts in Burma

    The winner of the 2015 Behler Turtle Conservation Award has been announced, with this year’s title rewarding Dr Kalyar Platt for her work in Burma.

    Lead Story Natural resources News Shan

    Inle Lake granted new UNESCO status

    Shan State’s iconic Inle Lake has been granted Biosphere Reservation status by the United Nations heritage agency

    Environment Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Wildfires damage Mount Popa hills

    The area surrounding the tourist spot has suffered extensive damage in recent bush fires.

    Interview Lead Story

    Birdman

    In collaboration with international and local conservation organisations, Burmese ornithologists conducted an extensive survey on Burma’s bird species from 2010 to 2014. DVB interviews a leading ornithologist from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Thet Zaw Naing.

    Thousands march in Mogok to protect iconic lake video

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    Thousands march in Mogok to protect iconic lake

    Environmentalists have lead a mass protest through Mogok in northern Mandalay Division, amid mounting fears over the future of the town’s iconic lake.

    Culture Environment Lead Story News

    Culture ministry to protect buildings, nature

    Burma’s Ministry of Culture announced that they will enforce fines for the misuse of properties that are designated as culturally significant, according to a statement in state media on Monday.

    Arakan Culture History Lead Story News

    Arakan govt moves to protect heritage sites

    Arakanese historical sites, such as Mrauk-U, will be protected under the new Arakan State Culture Heritage Conservation Law, includes penalties for anyone who builds, abuses, digs or exploits demarcated sites of cultural value.

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    Govt attempts to restart railway project through Mrauk-U

    The government plans to restart a stalled railway project that will pass through Mrauk-U, an ancient city in northern Arakan State, although authorities and locals could not agree on where the railway will traverse.

    Mogok environmentalists wade in to clean up lake video

    Environment Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Video

    Mogok environmentalists wade in to clean up lake

    Environmental groups in Mandalay are fed up with the level of pollution in one of their biggest scenic spots – so they’ve taken matters into their own hands.

    Mangrove planters take fight to Naypyidaw video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    Mangrove planters take fight to Naypyidaw

    Farmers who painstakingly replanted a 700-acre mangrove forest in the Irrawaddy delta have been told the forest will be destroyed. They’ve taken their objections to Naypyidaw in the hopes of meeting the president.

    One group’s struggle to modernise Chin State’s farming techniques video

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    One group’s struggle to modernise Chin State’s farming techniques

    A collective of ethnic Matu people – a major sub group of the Chin – are working on an initiative to replace slash and burn farming in Matupi Township with sustainable agriculture methods.

    Burma’s mangroves in danger of extinction video

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    Burma’s mangroves in danger of extinction

    Thick mangrove forests once lined Burma’s coastline, but in the past 30 years over half of the country’s mangrove forests have been destroyed.

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    U Bein Bridge feels the strains of age

    Built around 1850, the world’s longest teak bridge is straining under the effects of age and a lack of regulation to protect it.

    Culture Lead Story News

    Ministry bans building within Bagan, other heritage sites

    Burma’s Ministry of Culture has warned that the unauthorised construction of buildings in any of 46 cultural heritage zones will be punished by law.

    Inle water shortage video

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    Inle water shortage

    Villages in Shan state’s Inle lake are facing a drinking water shortage due to the lake drying up.

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