July
30, 2017
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Mya nmar company started a new ecotourism site in the Bago Yoma Mountain Range in
Bago Region in southern Myanmar, yesterday, for visitors to view wildlife,
visit ethnic communities and purchase traditional handcrafts.
The
Bago Yoma Eco Resort project is being led by the Phyo Sithu Company, has
received support from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
The
opening ceremony took place along the Ottwin-Paukkhaung Road on Bago Yoma Mountain
Range approximately 100 miles north of Yangon. “We set up ecotourism sites with
the aim of conserving ecosystem and biodiversity and turning locals into lovers
and protectors of wildlife and nature through income generation and job
creation,” said Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Union Minister
U Ohn Win.
“In
addition, the sites also serve as the springboard for community participation
in protecting and conserving ecosystem and biodiversity.” The ministry has
designated 15 ecotourism sites in 1996, 19 nature zones and two elephant camps
in 2011.
Union
Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Ohn Maung called for closer cooperation between
the entrepreneurs and media in promoting ecotourism projects. The resort offers
a perspective on ethnic Kayin culture and handcrafts and also offers adventure
tours, biking, elephant riding and bird watching.
The
two ministers donated medical aid to local station hospital and desks for a
local high school. Phyo Sithu Co. presented Ks500,000 to Paukkhaung township students.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New light of Myanmar
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