Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (Burma)
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Seal of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1948 |
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| Dissolved | March 2016, 30 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Myanmar |
| Headquarters |
Naypyidaw 19°49′16″N 96°07′54″E / 19.8210144°N 96.1316358°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Child agencies |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (Burmese: ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးနှင့် သစ်တောရေးရာ ဝန်ကြီးဌာန) is a ministry in the Burmese government responsible for the country's forestry and logging sectors. From 1948 to 5 March 1992, the Ministry was joined with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
The Ministry was organized as Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation by combination of Ministry of Mines.
The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry includes the following departments;
The Department is responsible for evaluation and monitoring the implementation of the forest polices, production and work targets, short and long-term planning and the project achievements of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry.
The Department coordinates with other Department and Enterprise within the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry on cases such as planning and statistics, international relations, business on wood-based industry, technical assistance from abroad and timber trade. The Department is also responsible for evaluating and monitoring the implementation of planned targets of individual organisations under the Ministry to ensure the annual progress of the GDP accordingly. The activities of the Department involve promotion of relation with international organisations, provision of assistance in the implementation of the projects by liaisoning with other Ministries, departments and international organisations. The Department initiates appropriate regulations, reviews the market situation, observes the Government inputs and reports to the authorities concerned occasionally.
Since its inception 140 years ago, the Forest Department, in various forms through different areas and systems, has successfully performed its protection and production functions in harmony, based upon a policy of sustainable utilisation of valuable forest resources . While endeavouring to promote the status of the nation's economy, the Forest Department has been meeting the people's basic needs for timber, fuelwood, bamboo and other forest products using the methods of extraction with the least impact on the natural environment.
Dry Zone Greening Department (DZGD) was formed under Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry on 22 July 1997 with specific aim to implement greening of central dry zone of Myanmar. Headquarters consists of Director General’s office, Admin Division, Planning Division and Engineering Division. Territorial offices include regional director offices, district offices and township offices. Sanctioned strength of the department is a total 3231, including 137 officers and 3094 staffs.
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