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Integrated National Strategic Action Plan on Fire Management in Myanmar - TCP/MYA/3608

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Myanmar, wildfires are a serious problem, with localand wide-reaching regional impacts. The country has thehighest burn rate in Southeast Asia, and ranks 11thglobally in terms of forest fires. Between 2003 and 2012,more than 17.732 million hectares burned in the country.In addition to wildfires, urban and rural fires caused byhuman activities, including the traditional slash-and-burncultivation system (taungya) and the burning ofagricultural land with debris after harvesting, are alsocritical causes of air pollution, biodiversity losses, andenvironmental deterioration. To address these issues, theGovernment of Myanmar requested that FAO assist indeveloping an integrated strategy and action plan on firemanagement, leading to the subsequent development andimplementation of a landscape fire management system inthe country.

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