Myanmar: Ministry to Speed up Establishment of Community-Owned Forest Plantations

Oct 19, 2019 | Eleven
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The ministry plans to reduce timber production and will step up its efforts to establish community-owned forest plantations, said Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ohn Win, at a coordination meeting of the region and state forest departments on October 18.  In implementing the six-point forestry policy, the forestry department is to implement the system under which more forests are grown and more conservation is carried out.