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Baseline Study 4, Myanmar: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Myanmar remains one of the world’s only countries with no prohibitions on log exports. The country provides much coveted teak and other hardwood logs to the region and beyond. S...
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The Vacant, Fallow and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.10 of 2012)
This Law, consisting of ten Chapters, regulates the following aspects related to vacant, fallow and virgin lands as follows: Name and Definitions (Chap. I); Formation, compositi...
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Current State of the Development and Implementation of the National Code of Harvesting Practices in Myanmar
A country paper presented by U Khin Zaw, Deputy General Manager (Planning), Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry, Union of Myanmar at the International Expert Meeting ...
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Myanmar Enterprise Survey 2014: Early Findings
The World Bank Group's Enterprise Survey in Myanmar finds that reforms of the country’s investment climate are urgent across a number of areas, especially access to finance, lan...
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Overdue Diligence: Teak Exports from Myanmar in Breach of European Union Rules
Following an investigation into the placement of Burmese teak from Myanmar onto the European Union (EU) market, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has submitted legal ...
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Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (MTLAS) Gap Analysis Project: Final Report
This report outlines the results of the Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (MTLAS) gap analysis exercise. It documents the existing MTLAS and describes some of the gaps ob...
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Country Progress Report: Myanmar at 6th Sub-regional Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance
This presentation is from the 6th Sub-Regional Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance. It considers forestry in Myanmar and the chain of custody for forest products, including an...
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Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade Annex: Myanmar
This presentation provides a framework for assessing the legality of forestry operations, including a set of principles with criterion and different indicators. The timber legal...
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Burma and Transnational Crime
Report by the Congressional Research Service on transnational organized crime in Burma (Myanmar). Transnational crime in Burma bears upon U.S. interests as it threatens regional...
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Community Forestry in Myanmar: Progress and Potentials
This paper is the main output of a research project initiated by Pyoe Pin, and led by ECCDI with support from the University of East Anglia, whose aim has been to fill the gap i...
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Sub-decree No. 111 on the organization and functioning of the sub-committees of the national committee for sub-national democratic development
This sub-decree aims to identify the organization and functioning of the sub-committees of the National Committee for Democratic Development at the sub-nati...
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Community Forestry Instructions Notification No (84/2016)
The objectives of the Community Forestry Instructions are: a. To address the basic needs of timber and non-timber products for local people; b. To create job opportunities and i...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: Country Report - Myanmar
FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This coun...
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Kerry Worldbridge SEZ
This screenshot shows the information Kerry Worldbridge Logistics Ltd. owns and operates the Kerry Worldbridge SEZ and Customs Bonded Zone 18km south of Phnom Penh.
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Public Investment Management System Reform Strategy 2019 – 2025
This strategy aims to define a common conceptual framework for the establishment of a public investment management system from all sources (including natio...
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Instruction No. 001 on the formality and procedure of registration and residence management
This instruction aims to guide the formalities and procedures of registration and residence management to be more effective in implementation as to contribu...
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Annual report on agriculture, forestry and fishery situation in the first semester of 2020 and future plan activities
This report updates the situation of agricultural, forestry and fishery administration outputs, plus factors that pose challenges for agricultural productivit...
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Law on the amendment of article 23, article 30, article 33, article 34, article 35, article 36, article 37, article 38, article 39, and article 40 of law on the management and exploitation of mineral resources
This law was announced by a royal decree, issued on 13th July 2001, which was approved by assembly on 31st May 2018 in the 10th National Assembly Session of the 5th legislature....
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Prakas No. 152 of Inter-Ministerial on the organization and functioning of health departments of municipal and provincial administration
This Prakas aims to organize the functioning of health departments at municipal and provincial administration through the re-structure on roles, responsibili...
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Instruction No. 002 of the Inter-Ministerial on the implementation of administrative services in industry and handicraft sector of Municipal/District/Khan administration
This instruction aims to strengthen effectiveness of the administrative management in providing administrative services and local development. In this instruc...