Myanmar: Deforestation of Endangered Wildlife Habitat Continues to Surge in Southern Myanmar

Jun 25, 2021 | Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
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Tanintharyi, Myanmar’s portion of the spit of land that splits the Gulf of Thailand from the Andaman Sea, is still swathed in old growth rainforest home to a unique medley of animals and plants – some of which are endangered and found nowhere else on the planet. But this forest is disappearing, and satellite data show deforestation appears to be accelerating in several parts of region.