offer important ecosystem data Ecosystem Conservation Environmental NGO High: Aligns with Moderate Moderate: national Keep informed and Community conservation goals peatland survey will Development Initiative offer important (ECCDI) ecosystem data Metta Foundation Major national NGO supporting rural High: Aligns with goals Moderate Moderate Potential partner for development, but mainly in ethnic areas. of organization restoration in Inle watershed Very interested and committed to forest restoration for community ecosystem service benefits. INGOs and international organizations (Myanmar) IUCN Myanmar country Based in Nay Pyi Taw High: Continuation of High: Support on the Moderate Project support and direction office previous efforts on ground implementation wetlands in Myanmar Wildlife Conservation New York Zoo based conservation NGO. Moderate Moderate: Sharing of Moderate Keep informed Society (WCS) Extensive in country experience on PA best practices development. Not active in Inle Lake. Consulted during PPG inception mission. UNESCO Inle Lake is a UNESCO designated High: Current initiative Moderate: Potential Moderate Opportunities for Biosphere Reserve in Kalaw Watershed in collaboration on collaboration; keep informed coordination with FAO activities and best aligned to peatlands practices conservation Myanmar Institute for Work in Let Maung Kway village tract on High: Aligns with an Moderate: Potential Moderate Insight into working with Integrated Development reduced-chemical agriculture integrated sustainable collaboration on villagers at Let Maung Kway; (MIID) demonstration plots, connecting producers management plan in activities and best potential beneficiary of with markets. (Current project funded Inle Lake to support practices awareness raising activities through Winrock International (USAID) livelihoods to manage and upscaling and the EU ends in October 2017.) natural resources International Centre for Regional intergovernmental learning and High: Aligns with an Moderate: Potential Moderate Potential awareness raising Integrated Mountain knowledge sharing centre serving the integrated sustainable collaboration on activities and upscaling Development (ICIMOD) eight regional member countries. Provided management plan in activities and best technical assistance to develop the Inle Lake to support practices Myanmar Ecotourism Policy and livelihoods to manage Management Strategy 2015-25. Involved natural resources
offer important ecosystem data Ecosystem Conservation and Community Development Initiative (ECCDI) Environmental NGO High: Aligns with conservation goals Moderate Moderate: national peatland survey will offer important ecosystem data Keep informed Metta Foundation Major national NGO supporting rural development, but mainly in ethnic areas. Very interested and committed to forest restoration for community ecosystem service benefits. High: Aligns with goals of organization Moderate Moderate Potential partner for restoration in Inle watershed INGOs and international organizations (Myanmar) IUCN Myanmar country office Based in Nay Pyi Taw High: Continuation of previous efforts on wetlands in Myanmar High: Support on the ground implementation Moderate Project support and direction Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) New York Zoo based conservation NGO. Extensive in country experience on PA development. Not active in Inle Lake. Consulted during PPG inception mission. Moderate Moderate: Sharing of best practices Moderate Keep informed UNESCO Inle Lake is a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve High: Current initiative in Kalaw Watershed in coordination with FAO aligned to peatlands conservation Moderate: Potential collaboration on activities and best practices Moderate Opportunities for collaboration; keep informed Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) Work in Let Maung Kway village tract on reduced-chemical agriculture demonstration plots, connecting producers with markets. (Current project funded through Winrock International (USAID) and the EU ends in October 2017.) High: Aligns with an integrated sustainable management plan in Inle Lake to support livelihoods to manage natural resources Moderate: Potential collaboration on activities and best practices Moderate Insight into working with villagers at Let Maung Kway; potential beneficiary of awareness raising activities and upscaling International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries. Provided technical assistance to develop the Myanmar Ecotourism Policy and Management Strategy 2015-25. Involved High: Aligns with an integrated sustainable management plan in Inle Lake to support livelihoods to manage natural resources Moderate: Potential collaboration on activities and best practices Moderate Potential awareness raising activities and upscaling