Eco-Tourism
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Sein-Ye Forest Camp
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Location |
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- Located
between 19° 51' N and 96° 10' E in Oaktwin Township of Bago
Division.
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Area
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Year of
Establishment |
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Access |
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- (a) Yangon
to Oaktwin, 166 miles by car and Oaktwin to Sein-Ye camp, 20 miles by
car along Bago Yoma crossing.
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Objectives |
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- (a) To
observe natural teak forests and teak growing environmental
conditions.
- (b) To
study different age classes of teak plantations.
- (c) To
utilize it as a base camp for reserachers in the Bago Yoma
region.
- (d) To
study Myanmar timber elephants, elephant mahouts and their working
condition.
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Forest
/ Vegetative Types |
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- (a) Moist
Upper Mixed Deciduous forests.
- (b) Dry
Upper Mixed Diciduous forests.
- (c) Lower
Mixed Deciduous forest.
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Wildlife |
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- Asian
elephant, tiger, leopard, guar, banteng or wild cow, sun bear, wild
boar, sambur, sneeze and resident birds are present.
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Conservation, Development and Research
Programmes |
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- Construction of modern rest house for ecotourism and other
infrastructure developments.
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Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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- (a) Study
of natural teak forest.
- (b) Study
of natural orchids.
- (c) Study
of working timber elephants.
- (d) Study
of natural wildlife and their environment.
- (e)
Recreation in a special forest environment.
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