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Abstract
This paper is divided into a brief background section followed by Part I: Biodiversity Points, and Part II: Suggestions that are needed for the ecological integrity of actual and potential protected areas in Myanmar. Part I consists of general and Myanmar Biodiversity Considerations, and Part II consists of the following suggestions: (l) international financial and technical assistance, (2) establishing more protected areas, (3) transboundary protected arrangements, (4) creating Protected Study Areas (PSAs), (5) establishing Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) of small areas of high biodiversity, (6) Involving Buddhist Monks under a Deep Ecology orientation, and (7) innovative ecotourism.
Parent Publication
Keywords
wilderness,
biodiversity,
protected areas,
economics,
subsistence,
tourism,
traditional knowledge,
community involvement,
policy,
stewardship,
education,
spiritual values
Citation
Henning, Daniel H. 2007. Some biodiversity points and suggestions for the Myanmar Protected Area System. In: Watson, Alan; Sproull, Janet; Dean, Liese, comps. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium; September 30-October 6, 2005; Anchorage, AK. Proceedings RMRS-P-49. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 249-253
