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Fig.B1 Mangrove  in  Rakhine  State  in  1995-1996  (Major  part  of  Rakhine  Coastal  Zone) Fig.B2 Mangrove  in  Ayeyarwaddy  Region  in  1995-1996  (including  a  part  (Pathein-west)  of  Rakhine  Coastal  Zone) Mangrove  coverage  has  significantly  declined  from  659,018.83  ha  in  1980,  to  299,000.00  ha  (FRA,  2015)  in  2015  (Figure  B3)  due  to  various  factors  such  as  population pressure,  weakness  and  gaps  in  forest  policy,  environmental  policy,  forest  law,  forest  rules, regulations,  instructions,  and  conservation  activities. Mangrove  deforestation  at  a  rate  of  72,003.77  ha/yr  has  been  observed  (Figure  B3).  Deforestation  rate  of  0.51%  in  RF  and  1.21%  in  unreserved  forest  were  observed.  Within  25  years,  from  1980  to  2015, mangrove area  of  405,581.99  ha  was  lost  (Figure  B3).  Areas  lost  included  :  64,730.06  ha  in  Rakhine  State,  19,789.24  ha  in  Ayeyarwaddy  Region,  and  111,062.69  ha  in  Tanintharyi  Region  (Figure  B4).  This  means  deforestation  rate  in  unreserved  forests  is  2.37  times  higher  than  that  of  in  RFs  (FRA,  2015). 92 Proceedings  of  the  International  Conference  on  Climate  Change,  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  for  the Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs):  Policy  and  Practice  27-29  June  2016,  Cha-am,  Phetchaburi,  Thailand


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