Myanmar star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) Case Study
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Continent: Asia
Country: Myanmar (Burma)
Grant Amount: $4,800
Awarded Date: August 01, 2009
U Myint Aung
Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC)
14 Thitsar Rd
Yangon
N/A
N/A
Myanmar
Tel: +951570921 (Myanmar)
Mob: +84903453167 (Vietnam)
Developing a sense of individual responsibility for the sustainable use of natural resources in local communities
The project engaged local communities, authorities, and sanctuary staff to change local attitudes and practices to enable the successful reintroduction of the CR Myanmar Star tortoise into its native habitat in Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary. Interventions included support for patrols and increased use of fuel efficient stoves. Project monitoring indicates success in reducing use of sanctuary resources.
Established in 2008, IMC is registered with the UK Charity Commission. Headquartered in London, it has offices in London and Yangon, Myanmar, where its 10 staff are based. IMC's mission is to prevent the extinction of the Indo-Myanmar Hotspot’s globally threatened wildlife through the design and implementation of community-based conservation projects and to contribute to the active participation of civil society in biodiversity conservation. IMC focuses on species that are both highly endangered and whose global populations are restricted (or largely restricted) to the hotspot. Within the Indo-Myanmar Hotspot, IMC focuses on Myanmar, the hotspot’s largest and most biologically important country. Of the hotspot’s 197 plant and animal species defined by IUCN as Endangered (EN) or Critically Endangered (CR), the highest threat categories, 74 (38%) live in Myanmar. But Myanmar’s fantastic array of wildlife is disappearing rapidly in the face of habitat loss and unsustainable hunting, much of it for export to China. For more information, go to www.indomyanmar.org.
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