Ecosystem Conservation: GyoGyarInn designated as Forest Protection Area

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has designated the area of 4,087 acres in Tatkon Township of Uttara District in Nay Pyi Taw as “GyoGyarInn forest protection area” as of 26 August 2022.

The GyoGyarInn protected forest is intended to develop and sustain natural forests that will effectively fulfill the need for water and land conservation and balancing climates, good soil and a green environment.

The GyoGyarInn protected forest is not only a place where various kinds of wood and valuable trees such as timbers, sal trees, Myanmar pinak, Shorea oblongifolia, Chukrasia tabularis but also the herbs such as Menispermum and Shatavari as well as a habitat for wild animals such as jungle cat, red junglefowl, Phasianidae, rabbit, Chinese francolin and Columbidae. It is also a watershed area of the Sinthay Dam.