Some 22,000 households in Mandalay Region are using fuel-efficient stoves as part of a government effort to reduce the use of firewood and the resulting destruction of forests and mangroves, according to the Mandalay Forestry Department. U Tint Swe, director of the department, said the stove campaign is aimed at addressing the energy shortage in […]
Fuel-efficient cooking stoves in 22,000 households in Mandalay
October 30, 2018 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Air Pollution, Ayeyarwady Region, Daw Win Kyaing, director of the department, firewood, Kyaung Kon village, Madaya Township, Magwe Region, mandalay, Mandalay Forestry Department, Mandalay Region, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar’s Forest Research Institute, non-governmental organisation Mercy Corps, Pyawbwe township, Rakhine State, rural households, sales agent, stove campaign, U Myo Thit, U Tint Swe
MPs Investigate Validity of Coffee, Mulberry and Teak Plantations
June 2, 2017 by thiha
In the past, forest lands in the Pyin Oo Lwin township of the Mandalay region had been taken over by military officials, retired civil servants, and entrepreneurs, to plant coffee, mulberry and teak. However no one actually knows whether these things were actually carried out. Therefore, some 15 Hluttaw members got together to lead the […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Investigative Team, Madaya Township, Major General Tin Ngwe, Mandalay Region, MP of Chanmyathazi Township, Pyigyidagun Township, Pyin Oo Lwin Township, Regional Hluttaw, The Forest Department, The Investigation Team, The Myanmar Times, U Aung Min, U Myint Aung Moe, U Zaw Maung Maung
