MYANMAR SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL PACT WITH SOUTH KOREA

The Government of South Korea and Myanmar’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation recently signed an environmental protection agreement in Yangon.With an exponential increase in pollution, deforestation and increasing resource extraction due to a phase of rapid economic development in Myanmar, the two sides signed the agreement to carry out environmental policies, prevent the degradation of bio-diversity and climate change and reduce the impact on the environment and local ecosystems. The agreement also helps share information on how to control and supervise air pollution, manage water quality control and underground water supplies and conduct environmental research.