Parsar Protected Area Explained

Parsar Protected Area
Iucn Category:	IV
Map:	Myanmar
Relief:	1
Location:	Tachileik District, Myanmar
Nearest City:	Tachileik Township
Coordinates:	20.5167°N 100°W
Area:	76.53km2^[1]
Established:	1996

Parsar Protected Area is a protected area in Myanmar, covering 76.53km2.^[1] It ranges in elevation from 370mto1105mm (1,210feetto3,625feetm) in the eastern part of Shan State, close to the international border with Laos and Thailand.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Convention on Biological Diversity . Myanmar – Overview.
• Web site: Mekong River Commission . Biodiversity and protected areas – Myanmar.

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Database on Protected Areas . 2019 . Parsar Protected Area . Protected Planet .
2. Book: Beffasti, L. . Gallanti, V. . Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges . 2011 . Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association . Milano, Yangon . Par Sar . 76–77 .