Myanmar: Ban on Logging to Be Lifted Next Year

Sep 13, 2016 | Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
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The temporary suspension of logging in Myanmar’s forested areas is set to be lifted in April, with production next financial year to resume at reduced levels, according to Myanma Timber Enterprise deputy director U Aye Cho Thaung. There are about 19,000 teak trees and 530,000 hardwood trees for potential logging next fiscal year, he said. Each teak tree is capable of producing up to 1.2 tons of timber, he added, but production would be restricted to just 15,000 tons of teak next year and 350,000 tons of hardwood.