MYANMAR: Loss of mangrove forests exacerbates cyclone deaths
                   
alertnet.org     May 16, 2008            

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. In recent decades, farmers in Myanmar's low-lying Ayeyarwady Delta cleared vast tracts of coastal mangrove forests to expand rice cultivation and - in the past eight years - to make way... [read full story]                    


View all news articles about*:
Accidents Agriculture Crises Cyclone Disasters Food Intergovernmental International Myanmar Nargis Nations Natural Organization Organizations Relations Storms United
*Newstin tag cloud displays all featured persons, associated organizations, related topics, regions and companies

View other selected articles:

                   

Roundup: Myanmar makes efforts to revive tourism industry after storm

people.com.cn     7 hrs ago   1 related          

Myanmar is making efforts to revive its tourism industry severely affected by May storm and some measures are being taken for the purpose, according to Thursday's 7-Day News. Although it has been over three months after the...                    

comments

                   

Myanmar Junta's 'Odd' Rules Sap Cyclone Aid: Reports

newsdesk.org     13 hrs ago   5 related          

The military junta that rules Burma has changed its currency conversion rules, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid intended for victims of Cyclone Nargis, according to reports. Between May and July,...                    

comments

                   

A New Breed of Monk Rises in Myanmar

buddhistchannel.tv     21 hrs ago   1 related          

SAGAING, Myanmar -- Sitagu Sayadaw sits on a raised platform, three visitors kneeling below him, and explains the source of his power as a Buddhist monk. "I don't have any guns but I have very strong weapons: love, kindness and...                    

comments

                   

MYANMAR: Hope fades for cyclone missing

irinnews.org     22 hrs ago   1 related          

Thousands of cyclone victims remain missing more than three months on KOKKO, 20 August 2008 (IRIN) - Soe Naing was in the town of Labutta at the far end of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta when the cyclone obliterated his village,...                    

comments