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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.
DVB Debate: Logging out
DVB Debate discusses the effects the ban on raw timber exports will have on the timber industry and how effective it will be in tackling deforestation.
Will Burma’s timber ban curb or entrench corruption?
While the raw timber export ban is a step towards avoiding a regrettable transformation in one of Burma’s major industries, it may only work in tandem with more reforms that tackle the country’s deep-seated corruption.
Mon villagers rally against mountain quarry
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Villagers in Mon State’s Paung Township rallied against a proposed plan by a Burmese private company, Amberto Mining, to quarry Kalarma Mountain.
Timber merchants, China must cooperate if export ban is to succeed
Burma’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry announced six months ago that a ban on the export of raw timber will go into effect on 1 April 2014. The Myanmar Timber Merchants Association has requested that foreign timber merchants cooperate with the government to stop illegal exports.
Irrawaddy Dolphins under threat from ‘electrofishing’
The Irrawaddy Dolphins are being threatened with extinction by the practice of "electrofishing", which provides high yields for individual fishers at the expense of the natural environment.
