Environmental Conservation: MoNREC Holds Coordination Meeting

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation held a virtual coordination meeting regarding environmental conservation, forest and mining sectors, Thursday.

At the meeting, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Khin Maung Yi discussed the delays in implementing plans amid COVID-19 pandemic and better work plans to ease the impacts of country and people.

The Union Minister stressed the need to carry out the work plans for the forestry sector in accordance with the forest policy of Myanmar and 30-year national forest master plan, conservation of forest, ecosystem, biodiversity and forest reserve and 10-year district management plan. He then gave necessary instructions for the wood production sector without affecting the environment and for the mining sector to be responsible for mining.

The meeting also emphasized the National Environ-mental Policy, Myanmar Climate Change Policy and Strategy, National Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan and other plans to measure the water and air quality in Nay Pyi Taw and other regions and States, Natural Resources Management Strategy and reorganization of National Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Central Committee.