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4. Sources of Environmental and Biodiversity Data
The document provides a comprehensive list of online databases and mapping resources related to environmental and biodiversity data specific to Myanmar, as well as global resources. It includes URLs for various platforms, covering topics such as biodiversity, environmental portals, and significant databases. Additionally, it references key documents related to Myanmar’s biodiversity strategy and upcoming assessments.
4. Sources of Environmental and Biodiversity Data
- 1. Sources of Environmentaland Biodiversity Data Version 0.4 March 2018 Online Databases and Online Mapping Myanmar specific No Name URL notes 1 Myanmar Biodiversity https://myanmarbiodiversity.org 2 Myanmar Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism http://www.myanmarchm.gov.mm Official government site 3 Myanmar Environmental Portal http://mya.gms-eoc.org 4 Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) http://themimu.info 5 Myanmar Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) https://myanmarbiodiversity.org/portf olio-items/myanmar-key-biodiversity- areas 6 Myanmar Marine Biodiversity Atlas http://marine.myanmarbiodiversity. org 7 Myanmar Water Information System for Data Management (WISDM) http://myanmar-preview.iwmi.org 8 Open Data Myanmar http://www.opendatamyanmar.com Land disputes 9 Open Development Myanmar https://opendevelopmentmyanmar. net 10 WCS - LOCA tool http://myanmar- geotools.appspot.com Up-to-date satellite imagery etc. Global No Name URL notes 11 AirVisual Air Quality Index https://www.airvisual.com Currently no sensors in Myanmar 12 Amphibian Species of the World http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpet ology/amphibia 13 Birdlife Data Zone http://datazone.birdlife.org 14 eBird https://ebird.org 15 eMammal Camera Trap data https://emammal.si.edu Currently little data for Myanmar 16 Fishbase http://www.fishbase.org 17 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) https://www.gbif.org Relatively little on Myanmar 18 Global Forest Watch http://www.globalforestwatch.org 19 Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd 20 Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) http://griis.org 21 HydroSHEDS http://www.hydrosheds.org Registration required 22 Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) for Business https://www.ibatforbusiness.org Paid resource
- 2. No Name URLnotes 23 IBAT for Research and Conservation Planning https://www.ibat-alliance.org/ibat- conservation Only for non-commercial use 24 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species http://www.iucnredlist.org 25 Key Biodiversity Areas http://www.keybiodiversityareas.or g 26 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands https://www.ramsar.org/wetland/m yanmar 27 Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org 28 SERVIR - Mekong https://servir.adpc.net 29 Tropical Ecosystem Assessment & Monitoring (TEAM) http://www.teamnetwork.org Currently little data for Myanmar 30 Waterbird Population Estimates http://wpe.wetlands.org 31 World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) https://www.protectedplanet.net 32 World Heritage Sites http://whc.unesco.org See also Tentative List 33 WWF WildFinder https://www.worldwildlife.org/scien ce/wildfinder Document Libraries No Name URL notes 34 ASEAN Biodiversity information Sharing System http://chm.aseanbiodiversity.org 35 Burma Library http://www.burmalibrary.org 36 Himalayan Document Centre (HIMALDOC) http://lib.icimod.org 37 Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) http://themimu.info 38 Myanmar Water Portal https://www.myanmarwaterportal.com 39 MyLAFF http://www.mylaff.org Registration required Some key documents 40 Hydropower Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/industry_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/hydro+advisory/r esources/sea+of+the+hydropower+sector+in+myanmar+resources+page 41 Myanmar National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) http://www.myanmarchm.gov.mm/sites/default/files/publication/NBSAP%202015-2020%20English.pdf 42 Indo-Burma Ecosystem Profile (summary in Burmese) https://www.cepf.net/sites/default/files/indoburma_ecosystem_profile_summary_burmese.pdf Documents coming soon Ayeyarwady State of the Basin Assessment (SOBA) Available soon through AIRBM project (http://www.airbm.org) Myanmar’s Illegal Wildlife Trade state of knowledge Available soon through WCS & Myanmar Biodiversity Myanmar Wildlife Legal Framework Assessment Available soon through WCS & Myanmar Biodiversity Myanmar’s International Environmental Treaty Obligations Available soon through WCS & Myanmar Biodiversity WCS Myanmar Program 12 Narnattaw St, Kamaryut Yangon, Myanmar myanmar.wcs.org