Myanmar Agenda 21 highlighted that the existing Protected Area System (PAS) was not
\nrepresentative and comprehensive (NCEA 1997). Particularly, there is a considerable
\nconservation gap for marine ecosystems. A broader and more comprehensive gap
\nanalysis was recommended to develop a representative and comprehensive PAS (NCEA
\n1997; Myint Aung 2007).
\nIn the 30-Year Forestry Master Plan, targets were set to have 5% expansion of PAS from
\n2001-02 to 2005-06 and 10% from 2007-08 to 2016-17 to fulfill the 1995 Forest Policy
\n(MOF 2001). Myanmar is also obliged, as a signatory, to meet the objectives of the
\nConvention of Biological Diversity (CBD) to expand their PAS. The identification of Key
\nBiodiversity Areas (KBA) is considered to be a suitable approach to identify appropriate
\nareas for further study and evaluation for PA status.
\nThe KBA approach is identified as a tool to address the goal of the Program of Work on
\nProtected Areas in the CBD \u201cto establish and strengthen national and regional systems of
\nprotected areas integrated into a global network as a contribution to globally agreed
\ngoals\u201d (Langhammer et al. 2007). The KBA approach requires identifying sites of global
\nbiodiversity significance in each country to determine which sites are currently not
\nrepresented in protected area systems, and prioritization of conservation actions among
\nsites. In addition, this process provides high local ownership and participation because
\nidentifying, assessing and prioritizing KBAs is conducted through a multi-stakeholder
\nconsultation. The KBA approach helps conservationists, managers and investors to make
\nurgent conservation decisions in the face of accelerating threats and pressures. This
\napproach also allows the application of a gap analysis framework based on additional
\ninformation when received.
\nIn the Myanmar context, KBAs fall in different land management categories such as
\nprotected areas, reserve forests, public protected forests, community-conserved forests,
\ncommunity forests and other resource and land use areas. Therefore, KBAs
\naccommodate different management systems including government, private,
\ncommunity-led and joint management. For this process KBAs were reviewed and
\nupdated in order to identify and prioritize investment opportunities for biodiversity
\nconservation in Myanmar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Myanmar Agenda 21 highlighted that the existing Protected Area System (PAS) was not
\nrepresentative and comprehensive (NCEA 1997). Particularly, there is a considerable
\nconservation gap for marine ecosystems. A broader and more comprehensive gap
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