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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetInvasive plant species in Myanmar 2024
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No results found.As the world’s population grows and the demand for wood products increases, an increasing fraction of global demand for wood products is met from plantations. In Myanmar, economic plantations, mostly native but also non-native species, have been widely established to produce high-quality timber. But pests and diseases could reduce the quality and quantity of wood derived from these plantations. Plantations are mostly dominated by one or a few species covering large forest areas and it provides potentially a great number of suitable hosts for pests and diseases. Plantation forests therefore are highly susceptible to damage by pests and diseases. In addition, different pests and plant disease problems occur in nurseries and natural forests. The various challenges facing forests in Myanmar posed by pests and diseases are frequently reported by foresters and plantation owners. Therefore, there is an urgent need to strengthen the Forest Protection section of private sector by enhancing their ability to distribute knowledge and information to relevant stakeholders through technical assistance and extension services including organizing trainings and educational talks and presentations to managers responsible for forest plantations and other relevant stakeholders. It is expected to strengthen the capacities of the private sector to implement forest pest management to contribute to sustain healthy forests and plantations in Myanmar from this proposed TCP. -
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Book (stand-alone)Surveillance and Information Sharing Operational Tool
An operational tool of the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide
2022Zoonotic diseases pose risks to both animal and human health and impact livelihoods, economies, and national and global food and health security. Surveillance is an essential part of prevention and control of zoonotic diseases but cannot be effectively addressed by one sector alone. A collaborative, One Health approach and a coordinated multisectoral surveillance system are essential to rapidly identify and respond to zoonotic disease events within a country. The Surveillance and Information Sharing Operational tool (SIS OT) is a Tripartite (FAO, WHO, WOAH) tool developed under the leadership of FAO to support national authorities to establish or strengthen their coordinated, multisectoral surveillance and information sharing for zoonotic diseases. The SIS OT is based on the principles presented in the Tripartite Zoonosis Guide, in particular on “Surveillance for zoonotic diseases and information sharing”. It includes the guidance document with annexes and the Excel-based tool (SIS OT workbook). It is intended for use by a working group or in a workshop setting, by participants representing the animal health, human health, environmental health and other relevant sectors within a country that have responsibility for zoonotic diseases. It provides guidance and a stepwise method and instrument for assessing the national structures and mechanisms already in place. It links users to a curated set of existing resources developed by the Tripartite and other institutions that can help develop or improve that capacity. Finally, the SIS OT guides development of a roadmap and SIS development plan to use those resources to bridge existing structures and build or strengthen the country’s coordinated surveillance system.
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