Inle Lake heads for UNESCO stable

10 Jun 2015  2039 | World Travel News

YANGON  Myanmar Forestry Department says Inle Lake could be listed as a natural World Heritage site in UNESCO’S Man and Biosphere programme.
The UN’s cultural agency is due to make a ruling at a convention to be held in France this week.
Myanmar Times quoted forestry department deputy director, U Naing Zaw Tun, noting that Inle Lake was already listed as an ASEAN heritage site, for its significant national culture, as well as varieties of ecosystems.
“We hope to be listed (by UNESCO)…if the convention decides to designate Inle Lake, Myanmar will receive assistance in conservation techniques as well as possibly financial support.”
inside no 4The deputy director added: “If the lake is identified as a World Heritage site, it will also stimulate tourism.”
Improved tourism earnings and the possibility of gaining more grants to finance government department activities are the drivers behind the request.
Very little input is gathered from local communities, but it is assumed they would support moves that could bring more commercial benefits.
The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, of which the forestry department is a part, has been working with UNESCO on the listing since 2013.
There are 631 Man and Biosphere sites in 119 countries. Inle Lake would be the first to be located in Myanmar.
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Townshipof Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar.
It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 sqkm), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 metres).
The best time of the year to visit is during September and October. The nearest airport is Heho Airport, which is 35 km away. There are flights from both Yangon and Mandalay. Yangon is 660 km away by road and Mandalay 330 km.

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