Workshop on Far Eastern Himalaya region in Nay Pyi Taw

February 8, 2018

A workshop on development and conservation of the Far Eastern Himalaya region organised by the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ( ICIMOD) was held yesterday at the Amara Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation U Khin Maung Yi extended opening remarks at the workshop.

The workshop was attended by Director-General of the Department of Forestry, Deputy Director (Admin), and officials from the department, and representatives from relevant Departments, representatives of WCS, UNESCO and ICIMOD.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the seven regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas including India, China and the Brahmaputra Thanlwin region.

The programme of conservation and development of the Brahmaputra Thanlwin region was discussed in 2009 and changed its name to Landscape Initiative for Far Eastern Himalaya (HI-LIFE) at the fifth regional meeting held in Kathmandu in Nepal, in 2014.

HI-LIFE represents the region which is 71,452 sq. km wide, and is known as a collaborative effort of Myanmar, China and India.

HI-LIFE is funded by GIZ from Germany which aims at promoting and improving the socio-economic life of local people, conservation of river resources, and recording the customs and traditions of local people.

HI-LIFE will contribute to efforts for the Khakaborazi National Park to be listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

Myanmar News Agency

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar