Developing a Scientific Basis for Sustainable Management of Tropical Forest Watersheds

Case Studies from Myanmar

Tropical forests of the world According to the statistics issued by FAO (1997), the
world forest area amounts to about 3.4 billion ha. Tropical forests represent
almost 50% of the forest area of the world. Most of forests found within the tropical
zone are generally conditioned by the climate, but some, for instance, mangrove (
i.e., forest communities on swamps) are known to be conditioned by edaphic
factors. In fact, the vast variations in climatic and soil conditions within the tropics
produce ...