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The Nansen Research Vessel surveys in coastal areas of Myanmar
12 September 2018
12 September 2018
As part of the implementation of FAO’s "Supporting the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management considering climate and pollution impacts" Programme ("EAF-Nansen Programme"), the most advanced research vessel in the world, the Dr Fridtjof Nansen has arrived in Myanmar to conduct a survey on fisheries resources and the...
Contributing in the rehabilitation of conflict affected people in Northern Rakhine State
07 September 2018
07 September 2018
The situation in the northern townships of Rakhine State (NRS) (Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathidaung townships) drastically deteriorated after the attacks on the Border Guard Police (BGP) bases on the 25th of August followed by a major operation launched by the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) to capture those involved. .As a result,...
Myanmar has a relatively large, productive, and ecologically intact coastal zone. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Myanmar highlights the fact that the country still hosts an enormously rich and varied biodiversity, Mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass beds, sandy beaches and intertidal mudflats are widely distributed. Especially, the...
Launching of National Climate Smart Agriculture Center
27 August 2018
27 August 2018
FAO is implementing the project entitled “Sustainable cropland and forest management in priority agro-ecosystem of Myanmar” in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MoALI). The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and will run...
Increasing and improving provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner is one of the five Strategic Objectives of the FAO. As an effort of implementing this Objective, FAO launched a project in support of the “Capacity Building Training Program – Strengthening Capacity of...