Reforestation by private sector and government

April 27, 2017

The forestry department will plant 36,000 acres of forest per year while private sector will plant 28,000 acres of forest per year beginning in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, according to the forestry department.

If the forestry department and the private sector grow forests at that rate, over 2 million acres of forest will emerge across the country over a 10-year period.

Under the government plan, 352,438 acres of forest will be planted by the forestry department, whereas 285,004 acres of forest will be planted by private companies. Plus, 500,000 acres of natural forest maintained in the arid zone. And 770,332 areas of forest will be planted by the syndicates for the local people.

Moreover, 30 per cent of land will be made into forest land. Although timber extraction was suspended in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, timber weighing 269,727 tonnes and teak weighing 1,274 tonnes will be produced in the next fiscal year.

Timber extraction has been suspended since 2016-2017 to reduce deforestation. Bago Yoma timber extraction has also been suspended for 10 years. The authorities plan to reduce the volume of timber in fiscal year 2017-2018.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar