They are conveniently located downtown on lanmadaw street and we have help desks in yangon and mandalay international airports we accept visa and mastercard 3. Magnificent indawgyi lake aspiring to be inscribed as geopark. Indawgyi lake fishery governance problems this is indawgyi lake. Indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary is a biosphere reserve in myanmar, covering 814. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Indaw creek is the only outlet of indawgyi lake and flow out to hpakant township on the north and enters to mogaung creek. Ecotourism overhaul for indawgyi lake frontier myanmar. The following report on the fishes of the indawgyi lake and the streams of. Indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage centre. The indawgyi motel, a nice hotel built out of local hardwood, nice view of the lake.
Lake map series region 3 lake huntington 10 20 30 not for use in navigation lake huntington county. Thailands seafood manufac turer to buy myanmars mud crabs p. Morphology of pisidium nevillianum theobald, 1876 from indawgyi lake, myanmar. There are regular daily buses to hopin from mandalay, myitkyina, katha, and yangon but the journey is a rough and slow one, so most people prefer. The aim of the study has been to give important and improved knowledge about aquatic macrophytes and phytoplankton biodiversity in the indawgyi lake.
Apr 24, 2015 fire is an important disturbance agent in myanmar impacting several ecosystems. Officials of indawgyi sanctuary in mohnyin township, kachin state, measured indawgyi lake using a gps system on monday. Indawgyi lake, located in the kachin state of myanmar, is one of the largest inland lakes in southeast asia. Indawgyi lake is one of the tourist attractions in upper myanmar. It was gazetted in 2004, is recognized as an important bird area and as one of the asean heritage parks. Myanmar has been widely regarded as one of the biodiversity richest countries in the. Over 10,000 tourists visit indawgyi lake this year global new light. Indawgyi lake is accessible from the start of october until the end of may. The largest is tinle lake in shan state which runs some 24 km from north to south and km from east to west, covering an area of 155 km2. The following report on the fishes of the indawgyi lake and the streams of the myitkyina district, upper burma, is based on a large collection made by a party of the zoological survey of india under the leadership of dr. Map of myanmar and showing collecting localities for puntius pugio sittoung and bago rivers. Lake healing rooms were originally started in 1914 when dr.
See add listing face of indawgyi is a sustainable tourism company dedicated to the preservation and development. Indawgyi lake indawgyi lake is one of the largest inland lakes in southeast asia. Indawgyi lake can be reached by train from myitkyina via hopin and it will take about 5 hours for 107 miles. Fishing is the main source of income for many people in the area. Buddhism, politics, and political thought in myanmar. In this research work, chemical investigations have been made to assess the quality of water from indawgyi lake, mohnyin township in 2015.
The trendsetters going further, diving deeper, and helping anyone travel better through myanmar. Indaw ma har guesthouse in lon ton village see picture is the only guesthouse, where foreigners get beds around 7000 kyats per night. Thailands seafood manufac turer to buy myanmars mud. Indawgyi looks to follow inlays biosphere footsteps. If you would like to clarify the terms of the license or negotiate less restrictive commercial licensing outside of the bounds of gfdlccbysa, please contact me by email, or if you dont have a wikipedia account you can either leave a message on my talk page with your contact details and your request, or you can.
Located in the remote northern kachin state, indawgyi lake is myanmars largest freshwater lake and one of the largest in southeast asia. Socioeconomic development of indawgyi lake, myanmar. Indawgyi lake can be explored by motorpowered boat, kayak, bicycles or motorbikes and can be arranged for you by one of the local groups. Utilization of water resources in myanmar myanmar water. B8 t365 2017 than, zin mar, socioeconomic development of indawgyi lake, myanmar zin mar than. In this study, we quantify the factors impacting vegetation fires in protected and nonprotected areas of myanmar. Jun 05, 2017 with buddhism, politics, and political thought in myanmar, matthew j. It is located in mohnyin township in the kachin state of myanmar.
However, in recent decades, fishers are finding it a daily struggle to catch enough fish to support their. Strategy for the healing transcribed by peter email. Indawgyi wildlife sanctuary ramsar site comprises indawgyi lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in myanmar, and surrounding lowlands which have mostly been converted to wet rice agriculture. National parks, wildlife sanctuaries in myanmar burma. Past records of baers pochard in myanmar indicate that this species has declined significantly. Drink edit add listing inn chit thu if you like bolder coffee without lots of sugar, you can go to inn chit thu at any time of day for a genius shan state french lske for only 1, kyat a french lzke. Again, from hopin to lonton village at indawgyi lake by private taxi or by motorbike and it will take 2 hours for 27 miles.
This is our edit of the most exciting, most extraordinary people, places and initiatives in myanmar travel. Tommy wells has been named managing editor of the devils lake n. In addition to indawgyi wildlife sanctuary, four partner organizations are actively engaged in the management of lake resources. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf first record of pisidium nevillianum theobald, 1876. The survey of the bird fauna of the indawghy lake in february 2016 pdf. Magnificent indawgyi lake aspiring to be inscribed as. She holds a photojournalism master degree from boston university and grew up between taiwan, new zealand and china. Gold mining, conflict threaten myanmars indawgyi lake.
Based on the shores of its stunning namesake, face of indawgyi was officially established almost one year ago to improve the lives of people living around indawgyi lake, myanmars largest and southeast asias third largest lake. Frequently asked questions faqs the role of an editor. Lake map series region 5 lake lila 60 40 20 10 60 20 40 20 20 10 not for use in navigation lake lila county. In hepa, fishermen used tree sap to seal cracks in their boats. Information on baers pochard at indawgyi lake, northern myanmar and inle lake, eastern myanmar from bird surveyors and birding tour guides was also recorded. One of the most important buddhist pilgrimage sites in burma, gilded, 99 m tall pagoda. Now a day, some of lakes water qualities are gradually degraded due to the environmental impact of human activities. This page was last edited on 7 september 2019, at 22. Myanmar works for sustainable tourism development xinhua. Inlay lake, a major tourist destination, was inscribed as myanmars first biosphere reserve in early june. The lake drains to the north and includes 12,000 hectares. The daily train and bus services are available from yangon or mandalay to indawgyi lake via hopin the nearest town. The area of the lake is variable by seasonal changes.
Indawgyi lake is myanmars largest lake and forms the basis of the indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary. The lake is surrounded by mountains expect from north eastern portion. Indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary and biosphere reserve c. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The indawgyi lake is in better condition than myanmars largest, the inlay lake in shan state, warden u htay win of the sanctuary said. Indawgyi lake area is one of the largest inland freshwater reservoirs, not only of myanmar, but also for central south east asia. Lake began teaching on the subject of divine healing in a local church in spokane, washington. Among the lake s most popular attractions are shwe myitzu pagoda, a floating pagoda that attracts thousands of visitors during the indawgyi pagoda festival held in march, and shwe taung, a hill to the north of the lake that has a monastery and pagoda sitting at the top, offering sweeping panoramic views of the lake.
For example, a lake and an ocean share many physical processes that drive biology e. If youre going to venture that far north, by all means try to return at least most of the way to mandalay the. Cornerstones for development of indawgyi lake area, myanmar zin mar than, university of cologne, germany frauke kraas, university of cologne, germany, and university of yangon, myanmar. Lessons for aquatic protected areas from marine and freshwater. A survey indicated that indawgyi lake is home to 41 species of more than 17,000 asian water birds. It was nominated for unesco protection in march 2014. The next closest bus station to indawgyi lake is hopin, from where you will need to take a pickup or car. The lake measures kilometers east to west, and 24 kilometers north to south. Indawgyi pagoda festival indawgyi lake is the biggest natural lake in myanmar, and one of the largest in all of southeast asia.
Indawgyi lake in kachin state, located in the northern part of myanmar, is the largest inland fresh water lake in the coun try, with rich aquatic. Ann wang is a awardwinning visual journalist based in yangon and a former photo editor of frontier. It was established in 2001, succeeding from the former ba mun national conservation zone. There are no atms at indawgyi and no places accept credit cards. As well as facilitating sustainable, communitybased tourism at the lake, myanmars largest, the project works on four main principles. Nice lake view, outside bathrooms, great dining areayoure probably better in indawgyi motel if its available. Indawgyi wildlife sanctuary ramsar sites information service. The lake has a rich and abundant aquatic macrophyte flora, vital for maintenance of biodiversity and the ecosystem services, which the local population depends on for their survival and social welfare. A new genus and tribe of freshwater mussel unionidae from. She produces still images, longterm photo essays and videos with an interest in asia and south east asia. Protecting indawgyi lake in myanmar indawgyi lake is southeast asias third largest lake with outstanding biodiversity and cultural values. Pdf socioeconomic development of indawgyi lake, myanmar. The findings are that the lake is 67 feet and eight inches at its deepest point.
Pdf indawgyi lake in kachin state, located in the northern part of. Like all the lakeside villages, life here has a languid pace. Satellite datasets in conjunction with biophysical and anthropogenic factors were used in a spatial framework to map the causative factors of fires. Download pdf file here socio economic developments in the indawgyi lake area, kachin state, myanmar the research project aims at understanding the socioeconomic development potentials, using empirical quanititative and qualitative data collection, field observation and expert interviews. Indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary unesco world heritage. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
It ranges in elevation from 1051,400 m 3444,593 ft encompassing the surroundings of indawgyi lake in mohnyin township, kachin state. The freshwater mussel genus oxynaia haas, 1911 is thought to be comprised of two geographically disjunct and morphologically variable species groups but the monophyly of this taxon has yet to be. Factors controlling vegetation fires in protected and non. Indawgyi lake lanaw sa burma, lat 24,26, long 96,84, kachin state, kining maong panid sa pagklaro nagtala sa mga artikulo nga may samang titulo. Walton offers a thorough account of how buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and, as a result, political action, in myanmar. This document, national biodiversity strategy and action plan nbsap, is the framework that takes us in the direction of achieving the sustainable development without being detrimental to biodiversity. Emboldened by this momentum, expectations are high that indawgyi will become the next br in a years time with the nomination dossier. Local villagers believe the great flood formed indawgyi lake one of the largest inland bodies of freshwater in southeast asia, measuring square miles. Long is a protected area zone in northeastern vietnam. It is myanmars largest freshwater lake, a designated wildlife sanctuary and a unesco world heritage site.
The lake and its associated wetland is an important wintering site for more than 20,000 water birds. Indawgyi lake is an asean heritage site and has recently been included in the tentative list of the world heritage site. Police open case against army battalion in kachin idp deaths. Central to such an account is the argument that politics in myanmar cannot be thought of without buddhism, given that buddhism, as a.
There is a daily bus from mandalay to lonton village on indawgyi lake departing at 4. There are regular daily buses to hopin from mandalay, myitkyina, katha, and yangon but the journey is a rough and slow one, so most people prefer to take. Smallmouth bass, lake trout, brook trout, yellow perch, brown bullhead, land ocked salmon 1930 ft scale. This gilded pagoda is built in indawgyi lake and is accessible by a long footbridge. Indawgyi lake wildlife sanctuary 2003 inlay lake wildlife sanctuary 2003 khakaborazi national park 2003 lampi marine national park 2003 philippines mt. It is also considered a highvalue conservation area that provides habitat for 10 globally threatened bird species and is of outstanding value for the conservation of migrating waterbirds, according to unesco 1. Previously, wells served as the sports editor for the big spring texas herald, and was general manager editor of the valdez star in alaska. Factsheet asean heritage parks national archives of. Rangoon the mansi township police have opened a case against battalion 319 of the burma army, after its soldiers were accused of killing three internally displaced ethnic kachin men in mai hkawng village, kachin state. The survey took place in september 2017 and included physical measurements, water chemistry, phytoplankton, and aquatic macrophytes. The indawgyi lake area, located in the northwest of myanmar is a wetland area. There is a special reason that i have a very personal interest in them. Lon ton, kachin state face of indawgyi is a sustainable social enterprise based at indawgyi lake in kachin state. Gilded pagoda, one of the prototypes of burmese pagodas.
In general, the shorelines can either be natural soil or sand, vegetated, armored with gravel or rock, or a hardened structural system typically. Established in 1999, ilws covers 73,600 hectares and ranges in elevation from 169 m at the lake surface to over 1,400 m. Apo national park 1984 iglit baco national park 1984 mount kitanglad range natural park 2009 mount malindang range natural park 2011. Our booking offices are in yangon and open every day except for public holidays. The lake plays a role in flood control and provides regionally important habitats to at least 20,000 migratory and resident waterbirds. Lake rented a group of rooms in the rookery building that he converted into lakes healing rooms. A new species of crocodile newt,genus tylototriton amphibia. Indawgyi lake largest inland lakes in southeast asia myanmar. Kon ang usa ka internal nga sumpay ang midala kanimo dinhi, palihog tabangi kami sa pagugmad sa wikipedya pinaagi sa pag edit aron modiretso sa target nga artikulo ang maong sumpay. Analysis of water from indawgyi lake in mohnyin township. Located in the moegaung area of kachin states myitkyina district, the lake is 15 miles long northsouth and 8 miles wide east west with a total area of is 80 square miles. Sitting in a pair of kayaks in the middle of kachin states indawgyi lake, face of indawgyi founders mr stephen trainadorge and mr patrick compton wax poetic about working with area communities on their ecolodge project. Early in my preaching career, as i lay apparently dying from ptomaine poisoning, a number of these sermons in typewritten form were brought to me.
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