Sustainable Wetland Management in the Central Ayeyarwady River Basin
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £595,446
WHERE Burma (Myanmar)
Summary
The Ayeyarwady River and associated wetlands represent the last natural unregulated, large river system of Southeast Asia, with outstanding biodiversity values, threatened and endemic species. Based on successful models of wetland management in the Indawgyi lake sub-basin, this project will upscale these models to the central Ayeyarwady river basin, assisting local communities and fisheries leasehold owners to develop a network of fisheries co-management areas, introducing organic farming to floodplain farmers and improving value chains for biodiversity-friendly agriculture and fisheries products.
