Deforestation Threatens Burma’s Breadbasket

Part of Burma’s breadbasket in the country’s center is fast deteriorating and the area may face greater food insecurity without immediate action, local NGOs are warning.

“If we [wait], it will be too late and too hard to rehabilitate,” said Aung Myint, general-secretary of the Renewable Energy Association Myanmar, which calls on residents in the dry zone to work with agencies to boost tree planting, soil conservation and water management.

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