The environmental history of Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area in Myanmar (Burma)

Aung, Myint; Swe, Khaing Khaing; Oo, Thida; Moe, Kyaw; Leimgruber, Peter; Allendorf, Teri D.; Duncan, Chris; Wemmer, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.04.013

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“…1a). The monsoonal climate has three seasons, including a rainy season (*0.4 m rainfall annually), a cool-dry season, and a hot-dry season (Myint Aung et al 2004). Crops are grown August through January.…”

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“…CWS is one of Myanmar's oldest protected areas, with a complex environmental history (Myint Aung et al 2004). Under British rule the area was created as a fuel reserve in 1919.…”

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“…Biodiversity protection is the primary purpose for establishing protected areas, and their effectiveness may depend to a large extent on their capacity to retain the biodiversity of an area as well as the original land cover supporting this biodiversity (Bruner et al 2001;Liu et al 2001). Past assessments of protected area effectiveness often relied on combinations of interview survey data, information on staffing and financing from government agencies, and expert assessments (Rao et al 2002;Ervin 2003;Goodman 2003;Myint Aung et al 2004;Struhsaker et al 2005;Myint Aung 2007). More recently, several studies use the relationship between habitat size and biodiversity as an indicator (Brooks et al 1997;Pimm and Raven 2000) and have shown this pattern in relationship to protected areas (Gurd et al 2001;Newmark 1987Newmark , 1996.…”

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Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: a case study from Myanmar (Burma)

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Aung²,

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Biodivers Conserv

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Tropical dry forests are more threatened, less protected and especially susceptible to deforestation. However, most deforestation research focuses on tropical rain forests. We analyzed spatial and temporal changes in land cover from 1972 through 2005 at Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS), a tropical dry forest in Myanmar (Burma). CWS is one of the largest protected patches of tropical dry forest in Southeast Asia and supports over half the remaining wild population of the endangered Eld's deer. Between 1973 and 2005, 62% of forest was lost at an annual rate of 1.86% in the area, while forest loss inside CWS was only 16% (0.45% annually). Based on trends found during our study period, dry forests outside CWS would not persist beyond 2019, while forests inside CWS would persist for at least another 100 years. Analysis of temporal deforestation patterns indicates the highest rate of loss occurred between 1992 and 2001. Conversion to agriculture, shifting agriculture, and flooding from a hydro-electric development were the main deforestation drivers. Fragmentation was also severe, halving the area of suitable Eld's deer habitat between 1973 and 2001, and increasing its isolation. CWS protection efforts were effective in reducing deforestation rates, although deforestation effects extended up to 2 km into the sanctuary. Establishing new protected areas for dry forests and finding ways to mitigate human impacts on existing forests are both needed to protect remaining dry forests and the species they support.

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confidence: 99%

“…CWS is one of Myanmar's oldest protected areas, with a complex environmental history (Myint Aung et al 2004). Under British rule the area was created as a fuel reserve in 1919.…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: a case study from Myanmar (Burma)

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“…The Smithsonian Institution has been working with the Forest Department in Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) since 1992 after selecting the sanctuary as a site for a multi-year ecological study (Aung et al 2004). The goal of this project is to build local capacity in order to secure the future of the ecosystem.…”

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Myanmar: State, Community and the Environment

Skidmore¹,

Wilson²

2007

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“…In addition, forests in close proximity to urban areas enhance recreational benefits (Glick and Chang, 1998) and improve property values (Thompson et al, 1999). Forests present a significant resource but are faced at the same time with increasing pressures from land use and land cover change all around the globe (Gaveau et al, 2007;Aung et al, 2004;Munroe and York, 2003;Zeng et al, 2005). Since humans are often considered a major force of degradation of landscape, how to reduce human disturbances has become a major issue in contemporary society and politics.…”

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Mapping the Forest Change: Using Landsat Imagery in Forest Transition Analysis within the Medvednica Protected Area

Valožić

Cvitanović

2011

Hrv. geogr. glas.

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The Medvednica Nature Park was established in 1981. At that time its main phenomena were forests and forest communities which covered some two thirds of the protected area. The Park is located in close vicinity to Zagreb, the largest city in Croatia, which has been characterised by a considerable growth in population and area during the last several decades.This article reconstructs a segment of Medvednica protected area's environmental history from 1978 to 2007. The study combines textual and tabular as well as cartographic and remote sensing data in order to provide a clear insight into the proportions of deforestation and reforestation, and their spatial patterns across the entire area of the Park.Results indicate forest transition on more than one tenth of the protected area. These are mostly contact zones of human activities and forest communities located at the edges of the protected area and at its higher elevations. Results also indicate net forest gain of 8.3% over the 1978-2007 period. S obzirom na to da su šume bile glavni razlog osnutka Parka prirode Medvednica, primarni fokus istraživanja bio je usmjeren upravo na prostorne promjene šumskog pokrova. Rezultati upućuju da se promjena šumskog pokrova (deforestacija ili reforestacija) odvija na više od jedne desetine ukupne površine Parka. Riječ je o kontaktnim zonama ljudskih aktivnosti i šumskih zajednica koje se nalaze uglavnom na rubu te zonama na višim nadmorskim visinama zaštićenog područja. Rezultati također pokazuju da bilanca prostornih promjena šumskog pokrova ide u korist reforestacije za otprilike 8. 3% tijekom razdoblja 1978. -2007.

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The environmental history of Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area in Myanmar (Burma)

Cited by 30 publications

References 8 publications

Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: a case study from Myanmar (Burma)

Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: a case study from Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar: State, Community and the Environment

Mapping the Forest Change: Using Landsat Imagery in Forest Transition Analysis within the Medvednica Protected Area

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