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Forestry Dept seizes 10 tons of timber from boat in Katha
The officials, based on a tipoff, searched the boat on the Irrawaddy River and found around 10 tons of timber in a hidden compartment.
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Lead Story Logging Natural resources News Shan
Four forestry officers slain in Shan State
According to a Shan State government administrator, the forestry officers had earlier seized 200 tons of illegally felled logs and were on their way back to check the haul. “We assume someone had a grudge,” he said.
Forestry officials confiscate cattle from farmers
Feb 25, 2009 (DVB), Forestry authorities confiscated 24 bulls and 46 bullock carts from farmers in Kyauktaga village in Daik-U township, Bago division, accusing the farmers of stealing timber and[…]
Forestry officials take land without compensating owners
Feb 11, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in Taung Twin Gyi township, Magwe division, have complained that the township forestry department has been cultivating parts of their privately-owned land without giving compensation.[…]
Wild elephant unleashes on village north of Yangon
A wild elephant on Sunday rampaged through Lu Thant Inn village in Taikkyi Township, north of the commercial capital Yangon, destroying six houses and a monastery.
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The struggle to save Arakan’s mangroves
Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.
flora and fauna Lead Story News Pegu Division
The fight against elephant poaching in Pegu Range
Elephant poaching in Burma is on the rise amid an increasing demand for ivory and other products made from elephant parts, such as its skin, which is used in traditional medicine.
flora and fauna Lead Story News Pegu Division
Lost elephant shot with tranquiliser
Locals say it is common for wild elephants to roam around villages on the edge of the Pegu range during the harvest in monsoon season.
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Police officer drowns in bid to stop loggers
The body of a police officer who drowned after his boat capsized while chasing illegal loggers on a river in Sagaing Division earlier this week was recovered on Wednesday.
Lead Story Logging News Pegu Division
Logging war: Truck runs checkpoint in Pegu
The incident is the latest in a spate of violent confrontations between law enforcement officials and illegal loggers in Kyauktaga Township.
Lead Story Logging News Sagaing
Soldiers nabbed with illegal logs in Sagaing
The officials said they stopped and searched the lorry, which was accompanied by two servicemen, following a tip-off. They found 29 logs of milled lumber, weighing a total of nearly three tons.
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Another elephant found slain by poachers
The elephant, which died of gunshot wounds, was discovered in Pegu Division last Friday, two weeks after another elephant was found killed by poachers in Arakan State.
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Illegally bred black bears sent to Mandalay zoo
The four bears, including an adult and three cubs, were confiscated from a man in Lashio who faces charges under Burma’s wildlife protection law.
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Illegal loggers armed with swords seize confiscated timber
Forestry officials were forced by a group of men wielding swords and clubs to return confiscated timber.
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Pegu villages to get drought relief, thanks to Thingyan bribe
The money will make a small contribution to efforts to address the effects of a heatwave hitting large parts of the country.
Karenni Land Lead Story News Shan
Controversial dam completed
Construction on the controversial Upper Paunglaung Dam in Mandalay has been completed, according to Burmese state media.
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Wild elephants at large
Some 60 forestry staff arrive in Kyaukpadaung, bringing six tame elephants to lure the wild herd, and tranquiliser guns in case things get out of hand.
Myaingkale forest squatters face charges
Police have arrested and charged around two dozen people for squatting in a protected forest in Karen State.
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China-Burma talks on illegal timber
In light of recent bust in Kachin state, officials meet to discuss the widespread illegal trade.
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‘Burma will become a responsible timber-trading country’
DVB interviews Bar Bar Cho, joint secretary of the Myanmar Timber Merchants Association, about how Burma’s new logging export ban will affect his industry.
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Shan farmers dissatisfied with dam relocation site
Villagers in Paunglaung, located between Naypyidaw and Shan State, have said that a relocation project designed to make way for the Upper Paunglaung Dam is insufficient.
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DVB Debate: Logging out
DVB Debate discusses the effects the ban on raw timber exports will have on the timber industry and how effective it will be in tackling deforestation.
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Mon villagers rally against mountain quarry
Villagers in Mon State’s Paung Township rallied against a proposed plan by a Burmese private company, Amberto Mining, to quarry Kalarma Mountain.
Mt Victoria, Indawgyi Lake nominated for UNESCO status
The highest mountain in Chin State and a wildlife sanctuary in Kachin State are chosen by the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry and UNESCO for World Heritage status.
Lead Story News Travel & Tourism
Conservation of Inle Lake is a ‘national duty’, says Burmese VP
The Burmese government has pledged to continue spending 100 million kyat (over US$100,000) every year to conserve and protect Inle Lake in Shan state, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.
Civil servants return to Wa region
After civil servants left Wa territory in 2010 amid brewing hostilities, state employees have now began moving back into the area
Deforestation concerns in the delta
Forests fast disappearing from the Irrawaddy delta’s Bogolay township as locals fear for their livelihoods and the environment
Farmers’ helper jailed for two years
Sept 25, 2009 (DVB), A Burmese opposition party member has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment after pledging to help two farmers facing charges of damaging government property. Aye Myint,[…]
Two bombs explode in Mon state
May 27, 2009 (DVB), Two bombs exploded near government buildings in the capital of Mon state this morning, following state-run newspaper reports yesterday on alleged bombing plots by exiled opposition[…]
Forest clearance for dam project drives out wildlife
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), Wild animals have been forced to flee to the jungles of India from Sagaing division by forest clearance for the Htamanthi dam project which has destroyed[…]
