MYA/National Forest Inventory and National Forest Monitoring Information Systems for Myanmar MYA/Metsävarojen kartoitus ja tietojärjestelmät Myanmar falls within the category of Least developed countries (LDC) but it is endowed with rich natural resources and biodiversity with about 43 % of its land area covered by forests. However Myanmar?s forests are being depleted at alarming rates. Between
 2010 and 2015 Myanmar lost approximately 10 % of its forest cover and had the third-highest rate of deforestation in the world. The forestry sector has traditionally played a critical role in the development and economic transformation of the country but 
over the years extractive operations have become more intensive and forest resources have been utilised unsustainably. The forest sector faces increasingly diverse information needs regarding land use and forest resources. Information needs range from fore
st area and growing stock to key aspects of sustainable forest management such as the role of forests in the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. Socio-economic aspects including the contribution to livelihoods and po
verty reduction governance and broader land use issues have also become important for facilitating sector planning. In addition information on forest resources is required to fulfill many international commitments that the Government of Myanmar has agreed 
to. The establishment of a National Forest Monitoring and Information System is essential for informed decision-making and to communicate and demonstrate delivery of public services based on up-to-date evidence. The objective of the project is to support t
he Government of Myanmar in the design development planning and implementation of a National Forest Inventory and National Forest Monitoring Information Systems (NFI/NFMIS) for Myanmar production of Land Use Land Cover Map (LULC) and development of a fores
t information system (FIS). In addition the project will train people at relevant levels to implement and use the NFMIS effectively. Finland's contribution in 2017-2021 to the project is 8000 000 Euros. The total budget of the project is approximately 9500
 000 Euros. FAO:n Myanmarin metsävarojen inventointi ja tietojärjestelmät -hankkeen tavoitteena on ihmisoikeusperiaatetta noudattaen ja konfliktisensitiivisesti vahvistaa Myanmarin kansallista kapasiteettia kerätä analysoida ja hyödyntää tietoa maan metsäresu
rsseista. Tavoitteena on osallistavan prosessin kautta luoda koko maan kattava maankäyttöä ja resursseja koskeva ajantasainen kartta sekä metsätietojärjestelmä jota voidaan hyödyntää päätöksenteon ja suunnittelun pohjana tukien Myanmarin metsi
en kestävää hallintaa ja ilmastonmuutoksen hillintää. Myanmarissa on Brasilian ja Indonesian jälkeen maailman kolmanneksi suurin metsäkato ja siten suuri potentiaali ilmastonmuutoksen mitigaatioon. Hanke on jaettu kahteen vaiheeseen: I) valmius ja t
estaaminen ja II) toimeenpano. Ensimmäisessä vaiheessa kehitetään instrumentteja joilla voidaan varmistaa että ihmisoikeusperustaisuus konfliktisensitiivisyys ja do-no-harm ?strategia toteutuvat hankkeen kaikissa toimissa. Suomi tukee hankkeen ensimm
äistä vaihetta (vuodet 2020-2021) 3 450 000 eurolla.