Myanmar designates new protected forest area; move aimed at conserving water resources and watershed areas

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar has designated a new protected forest area in Homalin township of the northwestern Sagaing Region, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation designated 40,511 acres of land for the Nanyoke protected forest on Wednesday, the report said.

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