Myanmar launched its first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake

Myanmar has launched the country’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake inShan state, opening a new chapter in its commitment to bio-diversity and eco-system conservation.

About Inle Lake :

• Inle Lake was designated as Myanmar’s first biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s Man and the Bioshpere (MAB) programme in Paris in June this year.
• The lake gets funding from the government of Norway under the framework of the Inle Lake Conservation and Rehabilitation project.
• The 489,721 hectares‘ Inle Lake is located in Nyaungshwe township, Taunggyi district in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state.

The wetland ecosystem of this freshwater lake is home to 267 species of birds, out of which 82 are wetland birds, 43 species of freshwater fishes, otters and turtles. Diverse flora and fauna species are recorded.

Key points :

• Myanmar Capital : Naypyidaw
• Myanmar Currency : Kyat
• Myanmar President : Thein Sein