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Myanmar plans vast new plantations, especially for teak

source: Terra Daily | Apr 26, 05 | submitted by Ryan

Yangon, Myanmar - Military-ruled Myanmar, whose logging activities have drawn international criticism, plans to create vast new plantations as part of a reforestation program, the Myanmar Times reported Sunday.

The military government also plans to plant 8,900 hectares of forests near dams and reservoirs to help maintain water supplies, Thein Myint told the paper.

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