sei-fact-sheet-conserving-biodiversity-in-myanmars-upper-chindwin-basin-d4cce54f0b9be616.pdf

This fact sheet describes a project led by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) from October 2020 to September 2023, funded by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/the Darwin Initiative. The project aims to protect and restore Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Myanmar's Upper Chindwin Basin through integrated land and water management practices and the development of Community Action Plans (CAP) to secure sustainable livelihoods.

• The Upper Chindwin Basin contains critical biodiversity habitats, including Hkamti Township, which hosts 38 threatened freshwater species. Notable examples include the Critically Endangered Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) and the Endangered Red Jasper Barb (Puntius manipurensis).
• Local populations in Hkamti Township rely heavily on nature-based activities, with 80% of main household incomes derived from such activities and fish providing 60% of protein intake. The township supports 36,819 people, including 18,201 women.
• Wetland habitats and ecosystem services in the Chindwin Basin are threatened by commercial mining, logging, overfishing, and unsustainable farming. These factors, combined with a lack of alternative livelihoods and land demand, have led to a rapid decline in fish catch and the shrinking of endangered aquatic species populations. Currently, the KBAs in the Upper Chindwin Basin lack formal legal protection.
• The project's plan of action involves four main steps: developing an ecosystem benefits baseline using the Ramsar Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES) in Hkamti Township; co-developing Community Action Plans (CAP) based on the Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction; establishing wetland conservation zones using traditional knowledge and biodiversity data; and creating policy recommendations to upscale CAPs to a national level.

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Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). sei-fact-sheet-conserving-biodiversity-in-myanmars-upper-chindwin-basin-d4cce54f0b9be616.pdf. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sei-fact-sheet-conserving-biodiversity-in-myanmars-upper-chindwin-basin.pdf

Chicago

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