Conserving biodiversity in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin

This fact sheet describes a project by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin designed to protect Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and secure sustainable livelihoods through improved land and water management practices.

• The Upper Chindwin Basin in Myanmar contains critical biodiversity habitats known as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), which support Critically Endangered and Endangered species and provide the primary source of income for many households through nature-based activities.
• Research conducted by SEI in 2018 identified that commercial mining, logging, overfishing, and unsustainable farming, driven by high land demand and a lack of alternative livelihoods, have led to the loss of wetland habitats, declining fish catches, and shrinking populations of endangered aquatic species.
• The project aims to restore the KBA and secure sustainable livelihoods by implementing land and water management practices. This involves using biodiversity and ecosystem service assessments to create Community Action Plans (CAP) with local stakeholders, which will establish conservation and restoration zones and support just transitions.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Conserving biodiversity in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin. https://www.sei.org/publications/conserving-biodiversity-myanmar-upper-chindwin-basin/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Conserving biodiversity in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/conserving-biodiversity-myanmar-upper-chindwin-basin/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021conserving, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Conserving biodiversity in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/conserving-biodiversity-myanmar-upper-chindwin-basin/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }