Bawdi Tahtaung Nature Reserve
ဗောဓိတစ်ထောင် သဘာဝကြိုးဝိုင်း
SagaingNature Reserve
Designation Type-
Established Year2008
Area (ha)381247
Ecosystem and Topology
Bio unit-
Bio unit N-
Habitat typesDry Forest
Other Attributes
Designation Date
24/3/2008
Status
Proposed
Protection level
Total
Site governance
-
Management authority
Forest Department
Description
Bawditataung Nature Reserve is situated in Monywa and Chaung Oo Townships of Sagaing Region in middle Myanmar. The reserve is 20 km away from Monywa town. Kyaukkar (375 m) is the highest hill of the Bawditataung range. The site is marked with 21 boundary posts on the ground. Young sandstone is upper layer and old sand stone is lower layer of the ground. The site has ridges, slopes and streams. The site has been designed to conserve the dry zone ecosystem and to promote the cultural heritage site of the pagodas. It has a hot and a dry season and the temperature ranges from 8° to 40°C.
Tropical dry forest is the forest type of the Reserve. About 40% of the area is covered by dry forest, 30% by agricultural fields and plantations, 25% by urban/industrial areas and 5% by geological formations.
Key species
Cumulative EVI Anomaly
The enhanced vegetation index (EVI) is an 'optimized' vegetation index designed to enhance the vegetation signal with improved sensitivity in high biomass regions and improved vegetation monitoring through a de-coupling of the canopy background signal and a reduction in atmosphere influences. Landsat Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) is similar to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and can be used to quantify vegetation greenness. However, EVI corrects for some atmospheric conditions and canopy background noise and is more sensitive in areas with dense vegetation.
Bawdi Tahtaung Nature Reserve Cumulative EVI anomaly over time
Conservation
Cultural Heritage
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references
Resources
Myanma Protected Areas: Context,Current Status, and Challenges
This publication presents the information collected on Myanmar protected areas (PAs), with the objective of mobilising national and international support for cost-effective initiatives, innovative approaches and targeted research implemented by non-State actors in collaboration with authorities and communities in sites needing priority conservation actions.
