forests, forest products, their ecosystems, and finally environmental conservation and addressing climate change. Forest Department (FD) has the mandate to manage and protect forests and their ecosystems. Simultaneously, Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) Fig.B5 MONREC organization structure Forest Law was enacted in 1902 and amended in 1992 after 90 years by the Ministry of Forestry (MOF); currently MONREC for meeting existing politics and socioeconomic status. The article 4 and 6 of the Forest Law amended states that the reserved forest is an area to conserve the environmental factors and to maintain a sustained yield of forest products. The Ministry may, with the approval of the Government, constitute the following categories of reserved forest by demarcating land at the disposal of the Government: 1) commercial reserved forest; 2) local supply reserved forest; has the mandate for coordinating environmental affairs among stakeholders and mainstreaming environmental conservation and addressing climate change for those different sectors (Figure B5). 3) watershed or catchment protection reserved forest; 4) environment and biodiversity conservation reserved forest; 5) other categories of reserved forest. State/Region RF no. Established Rakhine 2 Since 1931 Ayeyarwaddy 8 Since 1896 Tanintharyi 11 Since 1920 YGN 3 URPFs Since 2015 Forest and forestry are defined as the allowed land use and activities in the reserved forest in Forest Law. Any trespassing, felling, burning and settlement in the reserved forest (RF) without permission of FD are not allowed, and the person who violates the act can be punished in accordance with the Forest Law (Ministry of Forestry, 1992). Table B2 Mangrove RFs and URPFs establishment in Myanmar coast State/Region RF no. Established Rakhine 2 Since 1931 Ayeyarwaddy 8 Since 1896 Tanintharyi 11 Since 1920 YGN 3 URPFs Since 2015 94 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
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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