Myanmar: Deforestation Surge Continues amid Deepening Uncertainty in Myanmar

Aug 23, 2021 | Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
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Amid the political turmoil following the Feb. 1 military coup, it appears that deforestation is ramping up in Tanintharyi, echoing wider patterns across Myanmar. New satellite data from the University of Maryland, visualized on Global Forest Watch (GFW), show a wave of forest loss in northern Dawei district, where a large portion of the land is designated as Tanintharyi Nature Reserve.