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Myanmar is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia with a land area of 676,577 km2, bordered by Bangladesh and India to the northwest, the People's Republic of China to the northeast and the Lao PDR and Thailand to the southeast. The Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea lie to the south and west. More than 40% of Myanmar is mountainous. Prominent mountain ranges include an extension of the eastern Himalaya, the Chin Hills, the Western Plateau/Rakhine Yoma, Bago Yoma, the Eastern Plateau/Shan Plateau and the Taninthayi Range. The Ayeyawady, the Thanlwin (Salween), the Chindwin, the Sittaung and the Kaladan are Myanmar's major rivers. Myanmar comprised of 7 states and 7 regions. The population of Myanmar is estimated to be over 60 million. The main races are Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Bamar, Rakhine and Shan. All together there are 135 different ethnic groups with their colourful costumes, customs, traditional arts and crafts. Most of them are Buddhist and also have other beliefs. There are three main seasons in Myanmar. Rainy season, cold season and hot season: the rainy season starts from June to October, the Cold season is from November to February and it is the perfect months for traveling and the hot season is from March to May. All the end of this season, the average monthly temperature reaches over 35℃ in many parts of Myanmar.
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Biodiversity in Myanmar

Myanmar is situated at the transition zone between the three bio-geographic regions: in the North, Indochina, the Indian sub-continent; and Eurasia; in the South, Taninthayi forests cover the northern section of the transition between Indochina and Sundaic ecological zones. These transitional zones produce unique and diverse species assemblages. The most intact lowland Sundaic forests are found in Myanmar, along with patchy but regionally significant areas of dry deciduous forest. Birds that migrate on both the Central Asian and East Asian Flyways rest at globally important wetlands in the country. Myanmar contains almost 10% of global turtle and tortoise diversity, including eight endemic species. Some regions and areas are relatively understudied, and surveys are continued to identify new endemic species and range extensions of globally threatened species. Ongoing surveys are also developing a better understanding of the distribution and status of these species.

Biodiversity conservation in Myanmar

Environmental conservation has a long history in Myanmar, from religious practices that ban hunting and fishing in sacred areas to traditional cultivation systems that protect riparian and watershed forests. In the 1800s, multiple Kings issued royal decrees protecting animal life. Starting in 1918, hunting was banned in some areas out of concern about declining wildlife populations. Modern conservation efforts are rooted in the early 1980s. Between 1981 and 1984, the Nature Conservation National Park Project (NCNPP) was launched and jointly implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the government. During the NCNPP, the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MOECAF) established the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division (NWCD), which is responsible for nature conservation and protected areas (PAs). Since then, several additional PAs have been established and expanded. Until 1996 PAs covered less than 1% of total land, ranging in size from 0.47 km2 to 2,150 km2. Starting in the mid-1990s, establishment of PAs shifted from a focus on protection of selected species and habitats to protection of entire landscapes and ecosystems. Fifteen new PAs were added between 1996 and 2014, bringing the total area of Myanmar's PAs to more than 38,000 km2.

Bird & Nature Tours Myanmar contributes the work of biodiversity conversation through Myanmar Biodiversity and Conversation Society (MBCS).

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