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In the south of Myanmar, major teak forests existed in the Pegu and Tenasserim Hills. Other notable areas of teak growth include the Arakan Mountains in the west of the country and the Shan Hills in the East. [4] While teak is still abundant in many of these locations, native forests have been significantly threatened in the late twentieth century.
Yuzana Company also owns palm oil, sugarcane, teak, physic nut (Jatropha curcas), and rubber plantations. [2] [3] Yuzana is one of Burma's largest producers of lahpet (pickled tea leaves), a national dish. [4] Yuzana is also one of four indigenous Burmese companies that harvests marine shrimps, in a 50 acres (20 ha) farm. [5]
The Matupi township is located within the western part of Myanmar. The town is situated between latitudes 21.36'57.93 north and longitude 93.26'21.09 east. Matupi township is bordered on all sides: to the east by the Magwe division; to the south by Mindat Township ; to the south-west by Paletwa township; to the north-west by Mizoram State ...
An insatiable demand for teak coupled with endemic corruption in the Burmese timber sector led to rapacious logging in Myanmar’s forests — among the last remaining jungles of old-growth teak.
Agriculture in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the main industry in the country, accounting for 60 percent of the GDP and employing some 65 percent of the labour force. [1] Burma was once Asia's largest exporter of rice , [ 2 ] and rice remains the country's most crucial agricultural commodity.
A court has fined a British luxury yacht builder for importing wood from Myanmar linked to the illegal timber trade, often referred to as blood teak.. Sunseeker International, based in Poole ...
Deforestation in Myanmar (otherwise known as Burma) led to a reduction in forest cover from 70% of the country in 1948 to 48% by 2014. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Myanmar possesses the largest expanse of tropical forest in mainland Southeast Asia , which contains high biodiversity . [ 3 ]
The Irrawaddy dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Myanmar. The ecoregion occupies portions of the Irrawaddy , Sittaung , and Salween river basins, in areas with less than 800 mm of annual rainfall.