Other indicators for legal timber trade of Myanmar

Bans & quota

• 2016-2026: 10-year logging moratorium in Bago Yoma region
• 2018: Reduced harvest prescribed by FD (39% of AAC for teak - 19,210 trees. 27% of AAC for hardwoods - 592,330 trees).
• 2017: Ban on exporting confiscated Timber; Ban on exporting timber from conversion & conflict area; Chain saw import restrictions.
• 2014: Log Export Ban starting from 1st April 2014.  Note: logs, posts and poles from private plantations are allowed for export effectively from June 2019.

CITES and protected species

There are some tree species listed on CITES Appendix II from Myanmar:

• Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana). The CITES listing applies to all parts and derivatives except: seeds and pollen; and finished products packaged and ready for retail trade.
• Serpentine wood (Rauvolfia serpentine). The CITES listing applies to all parts and derivatives except: seeds and pollen; and finished products packaged and ready for retail trade.
• Dalbergia (except if already listed under CITES Appendix I) was added under the CITES Appendix II on 7^th November, 2016. It was effective from 4^th January 2017.

National action on timber legality

EU FLEGT/VPA

Myanmar joined the FLEGT process programme in 2014, and officially entered the preparation stage in the beginning of 2015. A FLEGT Interim Task Force (ITF) has been set up and is currently transitioning towards a multi- stakeholder group (MSG).

Myanmar REDD+

In 2011, Myanmar joined the UN-REDD Programme (United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries). Myanmar has since (2015) submitted related plans at the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP12).