The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Summary

  • EAAFP Member since: 2014
  • Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 8
  • Focal Point Contact:
    • Mr. Tin Moe
      Deputy Director of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
      Email: [email protected];  [email protected]
      Tel: +95-67-3405002 
      Fax: +95-67-3405397

Myanmar became a Partner in 2014. It now has 8 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2023, November. A known non-breeding site for the very rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the Key Species of the EAAFP, Myanmar covers quite large area including inland wetlands and coastal habitats.

Flyway Network Sites

Site Information

EAAF SITECODE NAME OF SITE SITE INFORMATION SHEET YEAR SIS UPDATED SITE PHOTOS VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH
EAAF117 Gulf of Mottama SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF118 Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF119 Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2014 View  View
EAAF139 Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries SIS 2018 View
EAAF140 Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2018 View View
EAAF147 Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary SIS 2020 View View
EAAF154 Paleik Lake SIS 2023 View
EAAF155 Pyu Lake SIS 2023 View

Site Details

Key Species of EAAFP in Myanmar

Shorebird

Anatidae

Crane

Seabird

Others

Curlew Sandpiper

Baer's Pochard

Greater Adjutant

Black-bellied Tern

Masked Finfoot

Red Knot

Great Knot

Asian Dowitcher

Eurasian Curlew

 

Black-tailed Godwit

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Spotted Greenshank

Wood Snipe

Resources

For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to Myanmar follow search: Myanmar

  • Promotional Materials/Websites: 
    • Youtube video of NCS Myanmar introducing the FNSs in Myanmar for WMBD
    • Coastal Wetlands in Myanmar, a directory of important sites in coastal area of Myanmar
    • News, Protected area personnel in Myanmar trained on ecosystem valuation (ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, ACB)