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22 May 2020
Myanmar designates Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuary on International Day for Biological Diversity
27 March 2019
Wetland Conservation and Management Cooperation Program in the Lancang-Mekong Region
7 September 2018
Inlay Lake becomes Myanmar’s fifth Ramsar Site
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Myanmar

The convention entered into force in Myanmar on 17 March 2005.

Myanmar currently has 6 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 278,679 hectares.

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