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Like all Southeastern Asian forests, the forests of Myanmar can be divided into two categories: monsoon forest and rainforest. Monsoon forest is dry at least three months a year, and is dominated by deciduous trees. Rainforest has a rainy season of at least nine months, and are dominated by broadleaf evergreen.
This list of protected areas of Myanmar includes national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens that were established since 1927. [1] National parks
Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary is a 2,150.73 km 2 (830.40 sq mi) large protected area in northern Myanmar. [1] It was established in 1974 in the Sagaing Region. [2]It is located between the Chindwin River in Hkamti District and the Uyu River, with 596.7 km 2 (230.40 sq mi) of the area in Homalin Township, and 1,600 km 2 (600 sq mi) in Hkamti Township.
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar with an extent of 500 km 2 (190 sq mi) and one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. [1] Meinmahla Kyun is an island in the Ayeyarwady Delta ranging in elevation from 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft) and covered by mangrove forest. [3] It was declared a Ramsar site in 2017. [2]
Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary (Burmese: ကေလာသ တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော, alternatively spelt as Kaylartha Widlife Sanctuary) is a protected area in Myanmar stretching over 22.45 km 2 (8.67 sq mi). It was established in 1942. [1]
Lawkananda Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Mandalay Region, covering an area of 0.47 km 2 (0.18 sq mi) and ranging in elevation from 45 to 70 m (148 to 230 ft). It borders the Irrawaddy river close to Bagan and was established in 1995.
Chin Hills–Arakan Yoma montane forests (Myanmar, India) Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests (Myanmar) Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests (Myanmar) Kayah–Karen montane rain forests (Myanmar, Thailand) Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar) Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests (Myanmar, Bangladesh, India ...
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, stretching over 156.21 km 2 (60.31 sq mi). [1] It covers evergreen and mixed deciduous forests an elevation of 50–1,090 m (160–3,580 ft) in Kyaikto Township. It was established in 2001 to conserve the biodiversity around the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, a famous pilgrimage site in Mon State ...