Mission report apr 2014 ea

Association ElefantAsia

MYANMAR

People’s Square, Yangon

MISSION REPORT 5 - 12 APRIL 2014 S. DUFFILLOT / T. BROOKSHAW

ElefantAsia is supported by:

ELEFANTASIA 2nd MISSION TO MYANMAR 5th April – 12th April 2014 Sebastien Duffillot, Co-Founder, Programme Manager Tracy Brookshaw, Information Officer

CONTEXT Myanmar is categorised among one of the world’s Least Developed Countries and considered one of the poorest nations in Asia, ranking 132 out of 169 countries in the 2010 UNDP Human Development Index.

After years of war and political unrest, the country is now stabilising and working towards democracy. In light of recent political reforms sanctions against Myanmar have been lifted creating opportunities for economic growth as international trade and investment recommences. However, as experienced with other countries, rapid economic development brings with in extensive pressure on natural resources, which if not managed effectively could lead loss of biodiversity that exits in the region.

Myanmar has the second largest population of the world’s remaining wild Asian elephants and the largest continuous areas of natural habitat. Myanmar is also the only country, together with Laos, that continues to use elephants on a large scale in industry. As a result of these unique factors, the future of Myanmar’s elephant population is of primary importance to the conservation of the species globally. The need for enhanced elephant conservation measures in Myanmar is significant. Although boasting the world’s largest captive elephant population of around 5,000 and a wild population estimated between 2,000 - 4,000, both populations are in decline.

Wild elephants Although Myanmar’s forests have long been considered an Asian elephant stronghold (e.g. Santiapillai & Jackson 1990), recent assessments revealed that this perception probably was overly optimistic and that populations have declined considerably during the last century.

Increased incidences of human-elephant conflict (HEC) due to loss of habitation from agricultural conversion and hydro-electric developments; live-capture for an illegal trade in live elephants evident between Myanmar and neighbouring countries and to supplement the logging industry, all threaten remaining wild elephant populations in Myanmar.

Despite low densities, wild elephants are still widely distributed throughout Myanmar and are found in many of the hill regions surrounding the large central plains of the Ayeyarwaddy. However, overall the population seemed to have declined significantly over recent decades.

Captive elephants Myanmar is the country with the world’s largest captive elephant population (Leimgruber et al. 2008; Lair 1997) and, perhaps, the best developed and organised captive management system. Most of Myanmar’s captive elephants are used in logging operations (Leimgruber et al. 2008; Lair 1997). Myanmar currently has about 4755 captive elephants, of these 2855 are owned by the government, with most government elephants managed by the Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE). Approximately 1900 additional elephants are in private hands. Many of the privately owned elephants are rented by MTE for logging operations.

However the Myanmar timber trade is on the cusp of major transformation as the government plans a complete ban on the exports of raw timber from April 2014 allowing only the export of finished products.

Logging extraction will be reduced to almost half in order to curb deforestation, encourage a domestic furniture industry and earn carbon credits on international markets, leaving the future of many logging elephants and their owners under question.

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There is a wide body of evidence demonstrating that successful management of the captive elephant population holds strong conservation benefits for wild elephants. However without the reconversion of timber elephants to alternative income generating activities being implemented, vast numbers of working elephants will become unemployed. In some cases this could lead to the illegal sale and export of Myanmar elephants to neighbouring countries for tourist camps or to supply the trade in body parts. Animal welfare could too become an issue, as owners cannot afford the veterinary care, once provided by forest departments.

Burma’s Logging Ban Is Great for Forests, but a Disaster for Its Working Elephants Article by Charlie Campbell TIME MAGAZINE, March 31st, 2014 Some 5,000 elephants are used in Burma’s timber industry. When logging stops, they’ll either be left to fend for themselves in the wild or else slaughtered for their hides and tusks. Modern Burmese history was built on teak, which is to say it was built on the backs of elephants. The British quickly saw teak’s potential after colonizing Burma in 1824, and realized that hitching an elephant to a two-ton log was the only way of getting timber from where it was felled to the nearest waterway, and floating it to mill and market.

It was arduous work, with malaria and anthrax decimating man and behemoth. But fortunes were made and the timber helped shape the world map by being the stuff from which the British imperial fleet was fashioned.

Teak remained vital after Burma’s independence in 1948. It was the second highest source of legal foreign exchange and exports for the military dictatorship, earning the junta hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

Last year, in the land that is now officially known as Myanmar, total timber exports surpassed 1.24 million cubic tons and generated more than $1 billion in revenue, of which teak alone earned $359 million.

From Tuesday [1st April 2014], however, the new quasi-democratic government is banning the export of round logs and slashing its total logging quotas. The plan is to stimulate a domestic milling and carpentry industry and protect already plundered forest, which plummeted from 58% of total land in 1990 to 47% in 2010, according to government figures.

But while applauded in many environmental quarters, this move will likely spell disaster for the more than 5,000 elephants and their oosi, or handlers, who rely on this trade. Sixty percent of Burma’s timber industry still depends on elephants — not only for their tremendous strength but for their ability to haul huge logs with minimal damage to the surrounding forest.

Currently, 2,851 of these working animals belong to the state-run Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE), while around 2,700 belong to private firms involved in logging, says Tin Win Maw, who founded Green Valley Elephant Camp in Shan State for retired timber elephants.

After some 25 years backbreaking toil, “some have health problems — cardiac problems or eye problems — and we decide they are not suitable to work any longer,” she tells TIME. The government has camps for retired elephants, but “they don’t have enough resources” and need to “give more supplementary treatments” for elephants that fall ill.

In the wake of the April 1 logging ban, and with nowhere else to go, many timber elephants may be released into the wild, but “because of deforestation there are not enough habitats for them,” the campaigner adds.

Competition for land and food will likely bring them into conflict with humans; in India, parallel pressures see up to 300 people killed each year from marauding elephants.

If not set free, elephants risk being slaughtered for their precious ivory or hides. Many could also be smuggled across the border to Thailand and put to work in the tourism industry, where animal abuse is rife. Still others could be used in Burma’s illegal timber trade, which in fact accounts for the great majority of the business.

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According to report released last week by a green nonprofit, the Environmental Investigation Agency, nearly three-quarters of all Burmese logs were smuggled across the border through illicit export deals between 2000 and 2013. (Most of these were harvested from inferior or juvenile trees, however — the best timber is sold through legitimate dealers in Rangoon.) “Sometimes there are a thousand trucks each day going into China with teak, and years ago it was even more than that,” says Bob Steber, managing director of Singapore-based Ginnacle Import Export, who has dealt in teak for more than four decades.

The fear is that banning legal Burmese timber exports will cause this unregulated sector to grow even more.

Plantation teak now exists as far afield as Indonesia, Africa and the Caribbean, but typically grows quickly due to overly wet climates, and so is comparatively soft and liable to crack. The best Burmese teak, by contrast, is richer in natural oils and dries out for around eight or nine months of the year, sometimes taking up to 20 years for one inch of growth. “For the real good teak there’s only one thing, and that’s the Burma teak,” says Steber.

While plantation teak is adequate for garden furniture, picture frames and assorted curios, natural teak is essential for luxury yachts, as the oils repel water and keeps the wood from cracking. “And teak has silica — sand — in it so you don’t slip and fall when its wet,” says Steber. “It really is amazing.”

Burma is estimated to have half of the entire world’s natural teak, and is the only country where it can still be felled. Last year, nearly 400,000 cu m of teak were felled and exported — three quarters of global supply — but the proposed cut in quotas for 2014 means that just 80,000 cu m will be felled across all grades this year.

“There is no doubt the prices will rise dramatically but total supply is still very much in doubt,” says Shannon Rogers, of Philadelphia timber company J. Gibson McIlvain.

So is the future of Burma’s elephants, upon which so much of the country’s wealth has been founded.

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ELEFANTASIA ElefantAsia is a registered non-political, non-religious, non-profit organisation dedicated to the global conservation and protection of the endangered Asian elephant. Operating in the Lao PDR since 2001 in conjunction with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, ElefantAsia initiates elephant conservation programmes, elephant breeding incentives, environmental awareness and economic sustainability campaigns.

The organisation remains the only NGO in the Lao PDR committed solely to ensuring the health, wellbeing and perpetuation of endangered elephant populations. As leading experts in Laos, we are working steadily towards replication of our projects in other Asian elephant range states.

PROJECT SUMMARY In response to a need to address elephant conservation issues in Myanmar, ElefantAsia, a France based NGO, and ATC International, an event management company, are planning to establish partnerships with Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, local NGOs, Social & environmental enterprises and private sponsors in order to organise a series of popular cultural events, including an Elephant Caravan and a Festival, highlighting the condition of the Asian elephant in the country.

This approach has been successfully realised by ElefantAsia in the Lao PDR from 2002-2014. In 2012, the 6th edition of the Elephant Festival created by ElefantAsia attracted over 150.000 visitors to Sayaboury province and the total trade income generated by the event reached us$ 4 million (sources: National Tourism Administration; Sayaboury Province Department of Commerce).

Historically elephants have played a significant role in Myanmar and there is an ancient pride held by the Burmese people for this iconic species. It is of great importance to galvanise public support to conserve the remaining populations of wild and captive Asian elephant.

Our idea is simple: as a prerequisite to the implementation of future conservation work, ElefantAsia believes that a strong message needs to be conveyed to the general public and decision-makers through a local and international media campaign.

It is important and invaluable that the elephant is seen in a positive light prior to commencing conservation work. Elephants are one of the prides of the Burmese people and it is of major importance to reactivate public support for the species through actions insisting on the cultural and biological importance of this animal, and the challenges of their conservation in the wild and in domesticity.

Basing action on our past successes, we would like to support the organization of an Elephant Caravan (8 elephants) travelling to Yangon in the month of January 2015 (tentatively) followed by an Elephant Festival in Yangon (22 elephants), the cultural capital of Myanmar. Future editions of the Elephant Festival would take place in the historic site of Bagan with 100 elephants participating. The 2015 events would be organized to announce the future ‘full-scale’ Elephant Festival in Bagan, which would be organized every year.

The Myanmar Elephant Festival will be organised for the first time in Yangon in February 2015 and preceded by an Elephant Caravan across Myanmar, potentially up to 1.5 months prior to the official opening of the festival.

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Photo: Thierry Renavand © 2002

The Elephant Caravan A team of 8 elephants will walk about 300 km across the country, passing through elephant populated areas and cultural sites and disseminating both environmental education material and arts performance in towns and villages with an experienced team of artists and conservationists from both Myanmar and France.

An international TV crew will accompany the Caravan to produce a film documentary for broadcasting in Myanmar and on international TV channels. While insisting on the elephant, its role in history and culture and the challenges facing its conservation, the film will also promote the spectacles of Myanmar’s rich natural and cultural heritage. The documentary will facilitate the dissemination of important conservation messages to a much wider audience both in Myanmar and across the globe. ElefantAsia is already negotiating with two film companies, which regularly pitch their documentaries to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

A mainstream French TV programme has also already shown interest in filming the adventure.

The Elephant Caravan will be the connecting link between regions populated with elephants and the cultural capital. An elephant caravan marching towards Yangon will have a highly symbolic meaning: The endangered Burmese elephants will walk to seek support from the Burmese people and Authorities. The Elephant Caravan will end its journey in Hlawga Wildlife reservation, Yangon.

The Festival The 8 elephants from the caravan will be joined by 10-12 elephants currently held at Yangon Zoological gardens.

We will also request the participation of the 2 sacred white elephants held in Yangon. After a week of training at Hlawga Wildlife Reservation, the 22 strong elephant caravan will then be transported by truck early morning to the People’s Square, opposite Shwedagon Pagoda where the Festival will take place. Elephants will only perform a simple, but majestic, procession and a carrousel, accompanied by artists and music. Later during the day, elephants will be taken to a grazing area awaiting their transport back to the Zoo and Hlawga Park in the evening. At night, an international standard cultural show featuring ‘Les Allumeurs’ (http://les-allumeurs. fr/ ) will close the first day of the festival featuring sound & light shows, performances on stage and in various locations of the People’s Square. The show can be displayed several nights in a row to maximize audience.

The next day, performances will continue, without elephants, but with artists performing shows related to elephants, their role in culture & history, celebrating their beauty and raising awareness about their needed conservation. Booths managed by prominent conservation groups operating in Myanmar will provide the public with insight into the biology, social life, conservation of the Asian elephants through lectures, exhibitions and performances. The Elephant Festival promises to be a generous and popular tribute to the revered Asian elephant of Myanmar.

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Conservation Both events must be seen as a foundation to a long-term elephant conservation action plan in Myanmar. The Elephant Caravan and Festival will work to heighten public awareness to the need for elephant conservation in Myanmar and allow ElefantAsia to further strengthen working relationships with government departments to commence further conservations efforts in the future. ElefantAsia plans to implement an elephant conservation strategy within Myanmar to assist with human-elephant conflict; conversion of timber elephants to more sustainable activities such as eco-tourism and patrolling of protected areas and creating a computerised database of the captive elephant population.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT To create and manage such a large and prestigious event successfully, the establishment of an Event Management Partnership will be necessary for the inauguration and then, future editions of the Myanmar Elephant Festival.

The new partnership will comprise of committed local and international stakeholders. In this new partnership, the stakeholders and the event management process will allow us to produce an international-quality event that will undoubtedly boost the visibility of Myanmar as important to the global conservation of the Asian elephant as well as promote the country as a vibrant and exciting tourism destination for international visitors.

Our proposed Event Management Partnership will ensure the highest quality Festival, attract the most tourists, and maximise economic opportunities for the partners and the residents of Yangon.

With this new partnership, the Myanmar Elephant Festival will serve its educational purpose and also have a modern programme showcasing both Myanmar’s rich culture and international artists.

The project will be initiated with a view to the festival becoming autonomous by the sixth edition, on-going capacity building and training will be conducted throughout the organisation of the festival to ensure autonomy.

A Great Challenge Even though the larger version of the Elephant Festival in Bagan is planned in 2016, organizing an event in Yangon early 2015 will require mobilization of all stakeholders and important financial resources in a short period of time.

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Logistics: Both events require a large amount of logistics and security. This involves sourcing providers, finding human resources, obtaining permits…

Funding: Both events are costly. Securing the needed budgets involves mobilization of international class sponsors, the definition of a transparent funds management system, the research for income making activities during the festival…

Media: The operation only makes sense if we can mobilise international media. Contacting and convincing TV production companies requires time, as they must pitch the story to TV channels, obtain broadcast guarantees, obtain funding to cover filming costs…

Advertising: Promoting the event both locally and internationally requires the setting up of an advertising campaign at least 4 months prior to the event.

For these reasons, and given the scale of proposed events, success can be achieved only if sponsors’ money can be made available as early as September 2014. Passed this deadline, there is no way we can successfully organise the events. This raises the following questions: • • •

Who will be in charge of sponsorship raising?

Who will establish the Management Committee? Who will be part of the Committee?

How will funds be managed?

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Should 2015 be considered too early a date, then the whole project should be postponed to a later date.

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The Elephant Caravan overall budget stands at US$ 395.000 The Yangon Elephant Festival Budget will (tentatively) range between US$ 400-600.000

Considering the short period of time remaining to organise both events, a decision must be made as to carry on work for a 2015 event ASAP. APRIL 2014 MISSION OBJECTIVE For its second mission to Myanmar, ElefantAsia met potential partners for the implementation of a project to increase awareness within the local people to the plight of the endangered Asian elephant in Myanmar and need for immediate conservation action.

MISSION REPORT Saturday 5th April 2014 Informal meeting with Zaw Zaw Han (pronounced So So Han) from social enterprise group Ever Green at a local restaurant. Zaw Zaw Han has a forestry background and has recently secured a 4 million euro EC grant from GRES to develop wood energy focused in the area of stoves. According to him, Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) are in progress of corporatising with a view to privatisation. MTE are taking stock off their assets. They currently do not see their elephants as a valuable asset, rather assessing the value of MTE’s machinery etc. It appears MTE has no interest in managing their fund of elephants.

There is potential for ecotourism with elephants in Magwe that have about 100-200 captive elephants. There is an airstrip and railway.

Zaw Zaw Han introduced us to the WCS-Myanmar office and with Mr. Sonny Nyunt Thein, Managing Director of Gracious Myanmar Travel Enterprise, a travel agent who has been working in the ecotourism sector. He also has contacts within the MTE. However it could be difficult to obtain meetings with the government this week during the run up to New Year celebrations.

Sunday 6th April 2014 Scouting in Yangon for elephant festival location. Visit to Hlawga Wildlife Reservation situated 35km north of Yangon. Set in 623 hectares the reserve had many attributes conducive to hosting part of the Elephant Festival. There was definite access to drinking water, shade, some vegetation for grazing as well as infrastructure including restaurants, food stalls, toilets (which would need renovation) and viewing pagodas on some of the lake.

The reserve has several different species free-roaming including rhesus monkeys, wild pig, several species of deer, peacocks and domestic cattle mythan. There was also a rather sad and lonely looking hippopotamus.

Three captive elephants were seen offering rides to visitors. These were on extremely short chains with one showing clear signs of distress.

Hlawga Wildlife reservation could be used as the ending point for the Elephant Caravan on arrival in Yangon. A perfect place to rest and to prepare for the Elephant Festival. During the time spent on site, awareness activities could be organised and visitors could come and meet the elephants while partaking in Page 10

conservation lectures, environment education shows etc… The Hlawga Wildlife Reservation is owned by the Htoo Group of Companies.

Note: Transporting elephants from Hlawga to downtown Yangon would require permits (Yangon municipality; Police; Department of Forestry…) Peak traffic is between 07:00 – 08:00 in Yangon. We would need to consider car parking/shuttle service between Hlawga and the People’s Park.

Following the reserve, we visited a pagoda with 2 sacred white elephants.

We then visited The People’s Square situated close to downtown Yangon, 33km from Hlawga. This location would be conducive to the opening ceremony for the elephant festival and an elephant procession. There is a wide-open space (concrete) set in front of Shwedagon Pagoda for an elephant parade. There is a lake and a couple of artificial water sources. However it is not apparent whether these are chlorinated. There is public seating and a sound system in place, as well as a shaded area with children play area including short-bridged walkway. A detailed map of the location has been produced and will be shared with partner event management company for further assessment.

Note: Tentatively, the 8 elephants of the Caravan will be transported from Hlawga Wildlife reservation by truck early morning while 12 more elephants from Yangon zoo will be joining either on foot or by truck. The 2 sacred White elephants held in Yangon might participate too. All 22 elephants will participate in the Opening Ceremony of the festival (procession, carrousel…) held at the People’s Square. Environmental Awareness booths will be installed in the square where artists will also perform shows in connection with elephants. An international event management company will produce a first-class show in the afternoon and evening.

On the evening of 6th we met with Saw Richard, former Director General of MTE on the recommendation of the elephant owner we have yet to meet. Saw Richard retired from the MTE in 1988. His understanding was that there were no more jobs for the elephants within the MTE due to reduction in logging practices. He suggested Taungoo would be a good place to start the caravan due to the number of elephants there. Mr. Naing Oo Director of Golden Eleven Group Service, who has military connections, joined the meeting. He knows of an elephant camp with 4-5 elephants about 50 miles north of Yangon.

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Monday 7th April 2014 Scouting for location and route to commence Elephant Caravan.

We travelled with Mr. Kyan Lwinn Oo, a close friend of Mr. Saw Teddy Din, our local counterpart, to Hpa-An through Yangon, Bago, Mon and Kayin state. The journey by road took around 6 hours stopping for lunch etc. Hpa-An is the capital city of Kayin State and has a population of around 50,000 people. State’s population is around 6 million although these figures should be greater defined post census (this is currently being undertaken across Myanmar). The majority of residents are Theravada Buddhists followed by Baptist, Anglican and Roman Catholic Christians.

On arrival, we visited Kawkathaung Cave with a long row of Buddha’s receiving alms. The cave was lined with small clay Buddha statutes.

Tuesday 8th April 2014 We visited Kawgun Cave temple, which is a natural lime stone cave dating back to 15th century AD. The rock surfaces is decorated with a variety of clay Buddha images and includes various Buddha and animal sculptures including three white elephants, two located at the entrance of the temple steps and one at the entrance of the cave. There are a further two stone elephants at the temple gate. Located in the rural village of Kawgun thus depicting village life in Myanmar. The temple is approximately 3.2 km (2 miles) from Hpa-An township and would make a suitable location to commence the elephant caravan (with a focus of Elephants prominent role in Buddhism). There is an interesting town close to temple called Aydo (unsure of spelling).

In Hpa-Han, we met with Mr Paw and relative Son Ur Tan at a local restaurant. Mr Paw is an elephant owner. He has recently sold two elephants across the Myanmar-Thai border and currently owns a further 6 elephants including two babies, one aged 1 week old, the other 1 year old, bred from wild elephants. He may sell more of his elephants, he may not, he is unsure at the moment. The price for a mother and calf is currently US$70,000. He told us there is currently around 20 elephants within a 70 mile radius of Hpa-An. There is no food or work in Hpa-An. We could use his elephants for the caravan, however two of his elephants have calves. Mr Paw was not concerned about this however we had our reservations. He also has two nephews (neither speak English) who could assist us with scouting for a routes from Kayin state to yangon along the Dawna mountain range.

Notes: Working elephants are charged out at US$150 per ton of wood transported. There are two waterfalls located close to Hpa An including Kyone Htaw waterfall. At the foot of Mt Zwegabin there are thousands sitting Buddhas approximately 2600.

Returning to Yangon there wasn’t sufficient time to visit the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock). The wellknown pilgrimage site has around 10 million visitors (60,000 international) per annum. The rock and pagoda are at the top of Mount Kyaiktuyo and are the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar after the Shwedagon Pagoda and Mahamuni Pagoda. The turning to the Golden Rock is at Kyaikto village. The Golden Rock has important ecotourism potential and could be included as a place to visit during the Elephant Caravan.

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In Yangon, a piece of land opposite the Victoria Hospital was identified as a potential area for elephant grazing on their way to and back from downtown. This is potentially land owned by the military called Mynda Mar (unsure of spelling).

Meeting with a Myanmar Times journalist who suggested having the caravan/festival prior to November/December 2015 due to the impending elections. She felt there was a small window of opportunity in Myanmar to implement our project as the country is heading towards elections with possible changes to come that could impact our project.

Wednesday 9th April Attendance at the “Rufford Grantees’ Conference on Environmental Awareness and Conservation” at the Natural History Museum with Saw Teddy Din. Presentations seen were as follows: • By Ye Htut, Director of the Forest Department – Conservation of Wild Elephants in Myanmar • By Khine Khine Swe – Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflict in Shwe-U-Daung Wildlife Sanctuary Myanmar We spoke directly with H Ye Htut and the following day to Dr Wan Htun, Assistant General Manager of MTE / Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (see Thursday 10th April).

We also attended the National Museum to review any elephant related artifacts. There were many pieces elephant related including eight thrones, one named the elephant throne. There was also information on the Lokanat story, which told of a manned lion and flying elephant.

We also met with Mr. Kyin Khan Kham from the Forestry Department at Saw Teddy’s office. We spoke at length about eco-tourism opportunities, whether ecotourism operators could rent elephants from MTE or receive retired elephants free of charge if they were to offer them sanctuary. ElefantAsia could offer services including their expertise in the field of captive elephants management and care as well as designing of activities, identification of land, land use, ecotourism management and promotion of tourism facilities.

Discussions continued as to whom could fund our Caravan/Festival project with Saw Teddy Din mentioning Htoo Company as a potential sponsor. Teddy has a contact that used to be very close to Htoo.

Discussions were held regarding ElefantAsia’s needs to enable us to move forward with the project especially as we are located in Laos. The need for a designated person assigned to the project was reiterated, the assigned person could be a dynamic volunteer or intern with interest in event management and promotion, conservation, communications, fundraising.

An indication of approximate salaries in Myanmar for nationals was given by Teddy as follows: • US$300 - 400 per month – Runner • US$400 – 500 per month - Secretary • US$700 – 800 per month – Coordinator There was potential to use office space within Teddy’s wife’s office with payment for electricity and communications.

Virginia Henderson, a friend of Sebastien, also kindly offered to use part of her flat as a temporary workspace, while Jane Davies and Paolo Vernat have generously offered us shelter during our first two trips to Yangon.

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Thursday 10th April Attendance at the “Updates on the Myanmar Elephant Projects” at the Natural History Museum organised by the Myanmar Research Project, University of Sheffield in the UK. Presentation seen was that of Prof R. Sukumar on Recent Advances in the Study of Elephant Biology. His new book recently published The Story of Asia’s Elephants was also available to view.

There was opportunity to speak with Dr Wan Htun, Assistant General Manager of MTE / Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. He advised us that he was interested in establishing an elephant camp at the Golden Rock. The MTE were liaising with the Forestry Joint Venture Corporation to establish several elephant camps for tourists to visit. He suggested we spoke to Dr Than How in relation to Hlawga Reserve. Dr Wan Htun also mentioned he had been in communication with Sangduen “Lek” Chailert from Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.

Meeting with WCS Myanmar office. See contact sheet for WCS attendants. We Discussed projects from both sides. WCS has been working on the project Conservation of wild elephants and elephant habitat in the Hukaung Valley, Burma commencing in 2012.

Under this project they microchipped 150 captive elephants. Within this area there are approximately 150 privately owned elephants and 60 owned by MTE. They are employed to carry items for the military and mining companies.

They are also working on a National Elephant Action Plan. There is HEC in Bago and trafficking occurring with elephants being taken from India through Myanmar and then entering Thailand. Registration of elephants is uncommon due to taxation. The elephant owners are taxed on the height of the elephant with a one-off payment of US$500 on registration and a further US$50 to pay every three years once registered.

Robert Tizard suggested we spoke with the Myanmar Tourism Federation and Myanmar Investment Commission. He also mentioned Steven Schipani who works for ADB Tourism. In Hpa-An ADB are building a road from Thailand to Yangon as an investment into tourism.

He also advised that Heidi Riddle with International Elephant Foundation was interested in Phoe Kyar Nature Elephant Camp and had signed a contract to work with/at the camp.

Meeting with Mr. Sonny Nyunt Thein, Managing Director of Gracious Myanmar Travel / Enterprise Co Ltd. Also in attendance Saw Teddy and Zaw Zaw Han. Options for ecotourism were discussed with Kalaw, Golden Rock and Mount Victoria all mentioned as possible sites.

Zaw Zaw Han confirmed the viability of hosting the Elephant Festival at Bagan. This site would be much more viable than Yangon in terms of logistics, however the idea had been previously discarded due to the lack of vegetation available to feed the participating elephants. Zaw Zaw Han confirmed that he could provide sufficient fresh fodder for the elephants during the week of the festival, approximately 14 tonnes. In this case Bagan, the ancient city located in Mandalay Region could become a serious contender for the location of the festival with the caravan being undertaken first and a smaller scale festival organized in Yangon the first year, and announcing a larger scale event in bangan for the following year. The caravan and Yangon festival would become a teaser for the event to be hosted in Bagan and give the government assurance of our work.

Informal meeting with Dr Bjarne Clausen at local restaurant. Bjarne is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Asian Elephant Foundation (Elephant Parade). TAEF have provided two vehicles to act as mobile clinics for the MTE. He is supporting MTE to establish an elephant hospital, support is not financial but development Page 14

and he would be interested to have Sebastien’s input on the hospital. TAEF is also financially supporting the modification of MTE vehicles to carry elephants – this could be useful to know in terms of our project. Bjarne Clausen works hand in hand with Dr Sittidej Mahasawangkul (Chief of Elephant Hospital at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center) on his elephant veterinary care programme in Myanmar.

Logging in Myanmar is expected to be cut by 40% meaning potentially 40% of working elephants could find themselves unemployed. Bjarne has discussed with the MTE rewilding and will potentially capacity build with MTE by sending officials to Kenya to the reintroduction project Daphne Sheldrake Elephant Orphanage. There is also a release scheme of herds of elephants in Sri Lanka. He will not collaborate with the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, this project is endorsed by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, whose idea of rewilding is to reintroduce herds of elephants consisting of a human family unit, one male, one female and two youngsters.

Bjarne’s suggestions included: • •

Making the caravan/festival as local as possible, including the use of a MTE vet on the caravan.

Submitting a detailed proposal to Elephant Parade to participate in the caravan/festival at their cost visualizing the EP at potentially the Shwedagon Pagoda and/or Bagan. (We already met with Carmen from Elephant Parade in Chiang Mai in the course of 2011)

We were joined for dinner by Dr Zaw Min Oo (Head veterinarian for MTE), Dr Myo Nay Zar (Veterinarian for MTE) and Dr Sittidej Mahasawangkul. There is scope to work with the veterinarians at MTE in the area of animal welfare - training elephant owners and their mahouts to find better ways to pull logs and consider the condition of the working elephants. Bjarne Clausen advised he would consider a proposal to TAEF if the accommodation (provided by the Lao Elephant Conservation Center) were in kind and the MTE were to support the salary of the officials when in Laos. He advised to check ASEM connections and to mention specifically Vatsana Chanthavong, ElefantAsia’s Mobile Clinic’s supervisor in Laos.

Dr Zaw advised us of Myaing Hay Wun elephant camp about 50 miles from Yangon where there is around 30 elephants. Dr Zaw also has old elephant books and literature in his possession. He is very interested to be part of the Caravan/Festival project.

Friday 11th April 2014 Meeting with the Myanmar Tourism Federation accompanied by Mr. Kyin Khan Kham. We spoke with Kyi Kyi Aye (Senior Advisor) and Lynn Lynn (Executive Officer). We were advised there was 11 associations including: • • • • • • • • • • •

Myanmar Hoteliers Association (MHA) Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) Myanmar Marketing Committee (MMC) Myanmar Hospitality Professionals Association (MHPA) Myanmar Restaurants Association (MRA) Myanmar Tourism Transportation Association (MTTA) Myanmar Souvenir Entrepreneurs Association (MSEA) Domestic Pilgrimage & Tour Operators Association (DPTOA) Myanmar Tourist Health Care and General Services Association (MTHCGSA) Myanmar Tourist Guides Association (MTGA) Myanmar Tourism Human Resources Development Association (MTHRDA)

These associations would meet and decide who the International Event Management Company would best partner with for the elephant festival.

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We would need to approach three ministries: Culture, Environment and Tourism regarding the project, but work with the one which best fits our project. We should complete our groundwork considering human resource development (HRD) and submit our proposal at Ministerial level considering our timeline and other events to be held with a similar timeframe. We should submit proposal to MTF and Ministry.

In terms of the festival and homestays: Community involvement is important and capacity building welcomed.

Bed&Breakfast licensing is still in progress. Foreigners are not permitted to stay in local homes so homestays are currently out of the question. Local people tend to stay in temples.

We received a leaflet Myanmar Tourism Statistics 2013, which includes the numbers of tourist beds hotels/ motels/guesthouses across Myanmar as well as the international visitors by nationality visiting Myanmar in 2013.

Saturday, 12th April 2014 Meeting with Virginia Henderson, facilitation & documentation, culture & development consultant regarding the cultural aspect of the Elephant Festival. Discussion focused on both the research for ancient and contemporary Burmese art featuring elephants (that could be used during the festival) and sourcing contacts of Myanmar artists who could participate in the caravan and festival.

Meeting with Dr Thein Aung, advisor at Htoo Group of Companies. Dr. Thein is interested in bringing the idea of the caravan and festival up to the board of directors at Htoo for sponsorship consideration.

NEXT STEPS Festival presentation mission A trip to Yangon is planned from 19 to 25 May 2014 with representatives of ElefantAsia (SĂŠbastien Duffillot) and ATC International Event Management company (Philippe Bouler). The objective is to present activities planned for the February 2015 Elephant Festival to representatives of the Myanmar government and potential sponsors and to confirm location for the festival. The trip is currently being organised. ATC will present the work they have already achieved in Vietnam while ElefantAsia will give an overview of the Elephant caravan project and their participation into the festival. We are hoping to meet with Yangon Division Chief Minister, Yangon municipality and Ministry of Tourism representatives. Maybe also representative from Ministry of Culture.

Reconaissance trip A reconnaissance trip must be planned ASAP, preferably before heavy rains (June). The objective is to survey possible route for the elephant caravan from Hpa-an to Yangon. Record all interesting points of interest (natural, cultural) along the route, elephant food & water availability, accommodation options, difficulties.

Prior to the scouting mission, contacts will be made with mahouts (oozies) and elephant owners in Kayin state.

It is planned to use 2 motorbikes and a support 4WD car for the trip. Participants would include S. Duffillot (ElefantAsia), HervĂŠ FlĂŠjo (Owner & MD at Gulliver Travels, tentatively), 1 Oozie from Kayin state, Saw Teddy Din (or a relative, partner), 1 official representative of the government (Ministry of Tourism?), 1 car driver. Output will include contact lists, detailed GPS track, tentative budget breakdown for the caravan, maps.

Prior to this field trip, we would like to obtain detailed maps and tentative itineraries from Saw Teddy Din. General Meeting with stakeholders A fourth round of meetings are also planned to confirm partnerships and sponsorship. Representatives from government offices involved, the private sector, potential sponsors, and International organizations, NGOs and Social enterprises based in Myanmar will gather to sign a partnership agreement and confirm task sharing plans. Set in a location yet to be defined, the general meeting will give us the occasion to convey all possible Page 16

partners and provide insight into our proposed projects. At this stage, sponsoring rate cards and contracts will be available as well as detailed maps of the journey and the festival location, a detailed programme of activities and participating artists to the events, a detailed budget for both operations, a list of partners and tasks sharing plan, a project timeline and organizing committee description. Expected outputs include an official authorization from various government bodies involved, signed sponsorship agreements and a final list of partners and participants. Tentatively, this presentation could take place in the month of July or august 2014 in Yangon and/or Nay Pyi Daw.

List of requirements •

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Hi resolution up to date map of central and southern Myanmar (with primary & secondary roads, dirt tracks, water systems, forest cover); Maps may be available from the Department of Transport for mapping the caravan’s route; Tentative routes options for recce trip (Saw Teddy); Calendar advising national holidays and festivals in Myanmar; List of our current network of contacts and information as to their relation with the project (Saw Teddy); 2 mobile phones with SIM cards; Office space in Yangon with internet (accommodate 4-5 people) Designated person assigned to the project, dynamic volunteer or intern with interest in event management and promotion, conservation, communications, fundraising; Designated persons participating in the June recce trip; GPS + GPS map (compatible with GARMIN) for the recce trip; 2x motorbikes and 1x 4WD car for the recce trip; Budget for the recce trip (to be discussed urgently); Budget for ATC international Field trip to Yangon in May; Map of all MTE elephant camps and list of elephants (age, sex) in each camp (Dr Zaw Oo); Number of elephants within a 100km radius of Hpa-An and Bagan; Map of closest hospitals/medical clinics on the caravan route; List & contacts of potential sponsors in Myanmar; Investigate and set up crowdfunding sites, potentially Indiegogo and Kickstarter (T. Brookshaw); Detailed map of People’s Square;

For the caravan we would need permits for 4 states, if travelling from Kayin State. These would include Yangon, Bago, Mon and Kayin. Formal agreements should be obtained rapidly before sponsorship raising can begin.

List of Meetings requirements • • • • • • • • • • •

Ministry of Tourism Chief minister of Kayin State Chief minister of Mon State Chief minister of Bago division Chief minister of Yangon division Yangon Municipality Artists MTE & Forestry (Kayin) Hlawga Wildlife Reservation Owner/director; People’s Square Owner/director; Sponsors

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Tentative Elephant Caravan itinerary

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Tentative Elephant Caravan to Festival Location itinerary (Yangon)

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Tentative Elephant festival location (Yangon People’s Square)

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Tentative Elephant festival location (Yangon People’s Square)

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Elephant FesƟval Budget (in progress)

p y ( ) ElefantAsia Elephant Caravan Myanmar BUDGET (US$)

CATEGORY/BUDGET ITEM CATEGORY/BUDGET ITEM

COST CALCULATION COST CALCULATION

UNIT

# OF UNITS # OF UNITS UNIT RATE IN US$ UNIT RATE IN US$

PREPARATORY COSTS (Missions from Laos to Myanmar)

TOTALS $105 200

1.1 Salaries Ͳ Project Coordinators / Admin

2 persons x $36,000/annual salary x 10 months

2

10

$3 000

$60 000

1.2 Salaries Ͳ Assistant project managers 1.2 Salaries Assistant project managers

2 persons x $9,600/annual salary x 10 months

2

10

$800

$16 000

1 3 International flights and associated transportation 1.3 International flights and associated transportation

2 persons x $500/mission x 10 missions 2 persons x $500/mission x 10 missions

2

10

$500

$10 000 $10 000

1.4 Perdiem

2 persons x $50/day x 8 days x 10 missions

2

80

$50

$8 000

1.5 Accommodation

2 persons x $50/night x 7 nights x 10 missions

2

70

$50

$7 000

1.6 Office rental and associated costs 1 5 1 Office rental in Laos (ElefantAsia HQ) 1.5.1 Office rental in Laos (ElefantAsia HQ)

$300/month x 10 months $300/month x 10 months

1

10

$300

$3 000 $3 000

1.5.2 Internet/telephone/fax

$60/month x 10 months $

1

10

$60 $

$600 $

1.5.3 Office cleaning

$60/month x 10 months

1

10

$60

$600

2 2 persons x $36,000/annual salary x 2 months $36 000/ l l 2 h

2

2

$3 000 $3 000

2.2.1 Adminstration/Logistics/Finance

5 persons x $75/day x 50 days

5

50

$75

$18 750

2.2.2 Security/Health and Safety 2.2.2 Security/Health and Safety

4 persons x $50/day x 50 days 4 persons x $50/day x 50 days

4

50

$50

$10 000 $10 000

ELEPHANT CARAVAN IN MYANMAR CARAVAN TEAM OF STAFF CARAVAN TEAM OF STAFF 21S l i 2.1 Salaries Ͳ Project Coordinators P j C di

$126 250 $126 250 $12 000 $12 000

2.2 Perdiem

2 2 3 A ti t ( ti d d ti ) 2.2.3 Artists (creative and education)

3 $50/d 50 d 3 persons x $50/day x 50 days

3

50

$50

$7 500 $7 500

2.2.4 Artist (performers)

8 persons x $50/day x 50 days

8

50

$50

$20 000

2.2.5 Caterers

4 persons x $50/day x 50 days

4

50

$50

$10 000

2.2.6 Elephant handlers (oozie in Burmese) p ( ) 2 2 6 1 Chief oozie 2.2.6.1 Chief oozie

1 person x $60/day x 50 days 1 person x $60/day x 50 days

1

60

$50

$3 000 $3 000

2.2.6.2 Oozies (Elephant handlers)

15 persons x $50/day x 50 days

15

50

$50

$37 500

2.2.7 Media (plus 4 persons no perdiem paid)

2 persons x $50/day x 50 days

2

50

$50

$5 000

2.2.8 Veterinarian (local)

1 person x $50/day x 50 days p y y

1

50

$50

$2 500

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$ /fl h 13 persons x $1,400/flight

13

1

$ $1 400

$ $18 200

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2 persons x $500/return trip

2

1

$500

$1 000

3.3 Entry visas (30 day entry)

13 persons x $30/visa x 2 visas

13

2

$30

$780

3.4 Local transportation 3 4 Local transportation

46 persons x $30/round trip 46 persons x $30/round trip

46

1

$30

$1 380 $1 380

4.1 Accommodation

46 persons x $10/day x 50 days

46

50

$10

$23 000

4.2 Food

46 persons x $7/day x 50 days

46

50

$7

$16 100

5 1 Supplementary food and care 5.1 Supplementary food and care

8 elephants x $6/day x 50 days 8 elephants x $6/day x 50 days

8

50

$6

5.2 Veterinary support (mobile clinic)

Medicine x $30/day x 50 days

1

50

$30

$1 500

5.3 Rental of elephants

8 elephants x $60/day x 70 days

8

70

$60

$33 600

TRANSPORTATION

$21 360 $21 360

FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION

$39 100 $39 100

$ $37 500

PROVISIONS FOR ELEPHANTS

ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT Q

$2 400 $2 400

$18 650 $

6.1 Performance 6 1 Performance 6.1.1 Electric generator

1 generator x $800/item $

1

1

$ $800

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1 sound system x $750/item

1

1

$750

$750

$1 500

$1 500

6.1.3 Small equipment (performance related)

$ $800

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50 d $100/d 50 days x $100/day

1

6.2.2 Motorbike

250cc Trail motorbike x 1 item

1

6.2.3 Vehicle rental (mobile clinic)

1 vehicle x $80/day x 50 days

1

6.2.4 Bicycles 6.2.4 Bicycles

4 bicycles x $150/item 4 bicycles x $150/item

1

50

$100

$5 000 $5 000

$2 000

$2 000

50

$80

$4 000

4

$150

$600

$2 000 $2 000

$2 000 $2 000

6.2.5 Mobile office (laptop/stationery, safe...)

6 2 5 M bil ffi (l t / t ti f ) 6.3 Miscellaneous 6.3.1 Medical equipment

$500

$500

6.3.2 Tools

$500 $

$500 $

6 3 3 Camping equipment 6.3.3 Camping equipment

$1 000 $1 000

COMMUNICATION

$1 000 $1 000 $18 000

7.1 Environmental resources developed in Myanmar p 7.1.1 Booklets and posters

$2 000

$2 000

7 1 2 Illustrated educational booklet 7.1.2 Illustrated educational booklet

$3 000 $3 000

$3 000 $3 000 $ $11 500

7.2 Mobile phones

$ $ / 10 units x $15 + 10 SIM cards x 2 months x $50/mon

10

$ $1 150

7.3 Walkies Talkies

20 units x $25 per unit

20

$25

$500

$1 000

$1 000

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$6 000 $6 000 F l $100/d Fuel x $100/day x 60 days 60 d

1

60

$100

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION COSTS 6%

$22 324 TOTAL

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$6 000 $6 000 $372 060

$ $394 384

MYANMAR CONTACTS MYANMAR CONTACTS

Contact name

Organisation g

Title

Saw Teddy Din

ALARM / MHDO /

Project Manager

D U Th i A Dr. U Thein Aung

A Ayeyarwaddy Division dd Di i i

Chief Minister Chi f Mi i t

(name)

Ayeyarwaddy Division Ayeyarwaddy Division

Minister of Forests Minister of Forests

(name)

Ayeyarwaddy Division Ayeyarwaddy Division

Director of Forest Department Director of Forest Department

Win Myo Thu

ECO DEV

Director

Kyaw Lwin Oo

Fixer (Teddy)

H Y Ht t H Ye Htut

FForestry Department t D t t

Director Di t

Virginia Henderson Virginia Henderson

freelance

Culture & development Culture & development

U Myint Aung U Myint Aung

Friends of Wildlife Friends of Wildlife

Kyin Khan Kham (Kham)

GMAP

Project Coordinator

Naing Oo g

Golden Eleven Group Service p

Director

S Sonny Nyunt Thein N Th i

Gracious Myanmar Travel / Enterprise Co Ltd G i M T l/E i C Ld

Managing Director M i Di

Hervé Fléjo Hervé Fléjo

Gulliver Travels Gulliver Travels

Director

Thein Aung Thein Aung

Htoo Group of Companies Htoo Group of Companies

Advisor

Pol Oo

Kayin state

Elephant Owner

Son Ur Tan

Kayin state y

Elephant Owner p

Dr Zaw Oo

MTE

Head Vet

M N Z Myo Nay Zar

MTE

Assistant Vet A i t tV t

Tun Tun Oo Tun Tun Oo

MTE

Deputy General Manager MTE Ayeyarwaddy Division Deputy General Manager MTE Ayeyarwaddy Division

U Soe Myint Thein U Soe Myint Thein

MTE

Senior MTE Timber Ranger Senior MTE Timber Ranger

Dr Wan Htun

MTE / Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Assistant General Manager

Fiona McGregor

Myanmar Times

Journalist

Whit Whitney Light Li ht

Myanmar Times M Ti

Journalist, Editor (The Pulse) J li t Edit (Th P l )

Kyi Kyi Aye Kyi Kyi Aye

Myanmar Tourism Federation Myanmar Tourism Federation

Senior Advisor Senior Advisor

Lynn Lynn Lynn Lynn

Myanmar Tourism Federation Myanmar Tourism Federation

Executive Officer Executive Officer

Sittidej Mahasawangkul

National Elephant Institute of Thailand / TECC

Chief of Elephant Hospital

((name))

Ngwe Saung Elephant Camp g g p p

Camp Manager p g

J li Chi Julie Chinnery

N Norwegian Refugee Council i R f C il

Adeana Greenlee Adeana Greenlee

Ogilvy & Mathers Ogilvy & Mathers

Advertising Agency Advertising Agency

(name)

Pho Kwar Camp Pho Kwar Camp

Camp Manager Camp Manager

Saw Richard

Retired MTE Director General

Thin Lei Win Elkin

Reuter

Journalist

Dr Mohammad Belal Uddin Shahjala University of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) ( ) Associate Professor Willi William J McShea PhD J M Sh PhD

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute S ith i C ti Bi l I tit t

R Research Wildlife Ecologist h Wildlif E l i t

Dr Bjarne Clausen Dr Bjarne Clausen

The Asian Elephant Foundation (Elephant Parade) The Asian Elephant Foundation (Elephant Parade)

Member of the Board of Trustees Member of the Board of Trustees

Jane Davies Jane Davies

UNICEF

Education Specialist (Policy) Education Specialist (Policy)

Khine U Mar

University of Sheffield, UK

Elephant specialist

Robert Tizard

WCS

Technical Advisor

S Ht Saw Htun

WCS

Deputy Country Program Director D t C t P Di t

Saw Htoo Tha Po Saw Htoo Tha Po

WCS

Senior Technical Coordinator Senior Technical Coordinator

Than Myint Than Myint

WCS

Country Program Director Country Program Director

Zaw Zaw Han

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List of contacts made during Nov. 2013 and Apr. 2014 missions - per sector of activity AYEYARVADEE DIVISION FORESTRY & CHIEF MINISTER

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Contact name:

Saw Htun

Contact name:

Saw Htoo Tha Po

OrganisaƟon:

WCS

OrganisaƟon:

WCS

Title:

Deputy Country Program Director

Title:

Senior Technical Coordinator

Telephone Number:

95 1 524893

Telephone Number:

95 1 524893

Email address:

shtun@wcs.org

Email address:

htoohar_wcs@myanmar.com.mm

Field of interest/experƟƐĞ:

ConserǀĂƟŽŶ

PotenƟal:

Elephant registration

Dr. U Thein Aung

Contact name: OrganisaƟon:

Ayeyarwaddy Region

Title:

Chief Minister

Telephone Number: Field of interest/experƟse: P Potential: i l

ConservaƟon

Email address:

El h Elephant registration i i

Notes:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Notes:

PotenƟal: Notes:

Contact name:

Contact name:

Than Myint

OrganisaƟon:

WCS

Title:

Country Program Director

Telephone Number:

95 1 524893

Email address:

Robert Tizard

OrganisaƟon:

WCS

Title:

Technical Advisor

Telephone Number:

95 1 524893

Email address:

rjƟzard@ocellata.com

wcsthanmyint@myanmar.com.mm

Field of interest/experƟse:

ConservaƟon

PotenƟal:

Elephant registration

Contact name:

Contact name: OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Ayeyarwaddy Region

Title:

The Minister of Forests

Telephone Number:

PotenƟal:

ConservaƟon

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Elephant registration

Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal:

Notes:

PotenƟal:

Notes:

Notes:

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

ELEPHANT CONSERVATION

Contact name:

Contact name:

Khine Khine Swe

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Ayeyarwaddy dd Region The Director of Forest Department

Telephone Number:

Email address: Field of interest/experƟse:

Notes:

OrganisaƟon:

Title:

H Ye Htut

Contact name:

William J McShea PhD

OrganisaƟon:

Forestry Department

Title:

Director

OrganisaƟon:

Smithsonian ConservaƟŽn Biology InƐƟtute

Telephone Number:

94 20740589 / 067 405002

Title:

Research Wildlife Ecologist

Email address:

nwcdfdmf@gmail.com yehtutnpt@gmail.com

Title: Telephone Number: Telephone Number:

540 635 6563

Email address:

mcsheaw@si.edu

Field of interest/experƟse:

Email address: PotenƟal:

Field of interest/experƟse: Notes: Met at Wildlife conference

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: PotenƟal: Notes: LECTURER AT WILDLIFE CONFERENCE

Notes: Wildlife conference

Dr Mohammad Belal Uddin

Contact name:

Khine U Mar

OrganisaƟon:

Shahjala University of Science and Technology (Bangladesh)

OrganisaƟon:

University of ShĞĸeld

Title:

Associate Professor

Telephone Number:

880 1727 767431

Telephone Number:

Email address:

belal-for@sust.edu

Email address:

Contact name:

MYANMAR TIMBER ENTERPRISE (MTE)

Title:

khyne_umar@hotmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

Notes: Organiser of the ruīord grant wildlife conference

Notes: Wildlife conference

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

MTE

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

MTE / Ministry of Environmental ConservaƟŽn and Forestry

Title:

Deputy General Manager MTE Ayeyarwaddy Division

Title:

Assistant General Manager

Telephone Number:

Telephone Number: Email address: Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal:

GOLDEN ELEVEN GROUP SERVICES

Notes:

Naing Oo

Contact name:

Golden Eleven Group Service

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

MTE

Director

Title:

Head Vet

Telephone Number:

01 377719

Telephone Number:

ibridge.G11@gmail.com knaingu@gmail.com

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

MTE

Title:

Assistant Vet

Telephone Number: zawminoomte@gmail.com

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse: Knows elephant camp with 4-5 elephants / military ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ

PotenƟal: Notes: Met at chineses restaurant at riverside

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ: Title:

U Soe Myint Thein

Contact name:

Saw Richard

Contact name:

Retired MTE Director General

Telephone Number:

OrganisaƟon:

MTE

Title:

Senior MTE Timber Ranger

Telephone Number:

Email address:

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Contact name:

myonayzar.mte@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal: Notes: Met at chineses restaurant at riverside

Field of interest/experƟse:

Potential:

ECODEV

Myo Nay Zar

Contact name:

Dr Zaw Oo

Email address:

Potential:

wantun2011@gmail.com MTE / ecotourism / contact with Forestry Joint Venture CorporaƟon

Notes: Met at Conference

Title:

Notes: Met at Saw Richard's house

959 6300946

Email address: Field of interest/experƟse: Potential:

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Contact name:

Dr Wan Htun

Contact name:

Tun Tun Oo

Contact name:

PotenƟal:

Notes:

Notes:

Win Myo Thu

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

ECODEV

Title:

Director

Telephone Number: Email address:

LOCAL PARTNERS (SAW TEDDY)

Field of interest/experƟse: Development, commƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ environment PotenƟal: Notes: Has connecƟon with head of state

Contact name: OrganisaƟon:

Saw Teddy Din

Contact name:

MHDO / ALARM

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Project Manager

Title:

Title: Telephone Number:

095142164'

Telephone Number:

Email address:

sawteddydin@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

Development, commƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ environment

Raymond Chevalier

Email address: Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal:

PotenƟal: Notes:

Notes:

ZAW ZAW HAN Kyin Khan Kham (Kham)

Contact name:

Kyaw Lwin Oo

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

GMAP

OrganisaƟon:

Fixer (Teddy)

Title:

Project Coordinator

Title:

Contact name: Contact name:

Zaw Zaw Han

OrganisaƟon: Title: Telephone Number: Email address:

zzhanster@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

Forestry background

WŽƚĞŶƟal:

p in Baggan Fodder for the elephants Ecotourism

Notes:

Telephone Number:

250609266

Telephone Number:

Email address:

kyin.kham@gmail.com

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Contact with WCS / Forestry Department / Tourism FederaƟon

Contact name: OrganisaƟon: Title: Telephone Number: Email address:

HTOO GROUP OF COMPANIES Contact name:

Htoo Group of Companies

Title:

Advisor

Telephone Number: Email address:

95-1-500344 95-1-500355 theinaung58@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

wildlife, parks administraƟon, sponsoring

PotenƟal: Notes:

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Thein Aung

OrganisaƟon:

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal:

P Potential: i l Notes: met at Teddy's Žĸce, ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ with Htoo group of companies. Sponsoring. Fixing meeƟngs.

/ Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: Notes: SAW TEDDY DIN CONTACT

Notes: Cars import

MYANMAR TOURISM FEDERATION Contact name:

Kyi Kyi Aye

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Myanmar Tourism FedeƌĂƟŽŶ

Title:

Senior Advisor

Telephone Number:

95 950 62365

Email address:

kyikyiaye.mm@gmail.com

TRAVEL OPERATORS

Lynn Lynn

Contact name:

Sonny Nyunt Thein

Contact name:

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Myanmar Tourism FedeƌĂƟŽŶ

OrganisaƟon:

Gracious Myanmar Travel / Enterprise Co Ltd

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Gulliver Travels

Title:

Executive Kĸcer

Title:

Director

Title:

Managing Director Telephone Number:

(951) 665488, 655642, 720151 095017630' herve͘Ňejo@gmail.com Skype: Ňejoherve99

Contact name:

Telephone Number:

95 951 76380

Telephone Number:

95 1 392552

Email address:

info@myanmartourismboard.org

Email address:

sonnynyunt.thein@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟƐĞ:

Tourism

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes: Met at FUJI restaurant

ELEPHANT CAMPS Contact name:

CULTURE & EDUCATION

Contact name:

Contact name:

OrganisaƟon:

Pho Kwar Camp

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Ngwe Saung Elephant Camp

Title:

M a n a g er

Title:

Manager

Telephone Number:

Telephone Number:

Email address:

Email address:

/ Field of interest/experƟse:

Virginia Henderson

Contact name:

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

freelance

Title: Telephone Number:

FacilitaƟon & documeŶƚĂƟŽn Culture & development 95-9-250 156 750

Email address:

ginh@loxinfo.co.th

Jane Davies

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

UNICEF

Title:

ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Specialist (Policy)

Telephone Number:

951 2305958 Ext: 1935, +959 4 500 61921

Email address:

/ Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal:

jdavies@unicef.org

Field of interest/experƟse: Culture, arts Field of interest/experƟse: EducĂƟon

PotenƟal:

Notes:

Hervé Fléjo

Potential:

Networking PotenƟal:

Notes:

Networkingg

Notes: Notes: Brainstorming on situĂƟon in Myanmar / contacts / accommodaƟon

ELEPHANT OWNERS Contact name:

Pol Oo or Mr Pore

Contact name:

OrganisaƟon: Title:

MEDIA

Son Ur Tan

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ: Elephant Owner, Kayin state

Title:

Telephone Number:

Elephant Owner, Kayin state

Telephone Number: Contact name:

Myanmar Times

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Myanmar Times

Title:

Journalist

Email address: Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: Notes:

Title:

Journalist, Editor (The Pulse)

Telephone Number:

Telephone Number:

95 (1) 392 928, 253 642

Email address:

Email address:

light.whitney@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal: Notes:

Notes:

ELEFANTASIA (ORGANISER)

Contact name:

Clare Lyons

Contact name:

Jude Smith

OrganisaƟon:

BBC

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

Juggling FeƐƟval / Al Jazeera

Title:

Title:

Telephone Number:

Telephone Number:

Email address:

Email address:

Field of interest/experƟse:

Field of interest/experƟse:

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

N t Notes:

SebasƟen Duĸllot

Contact name:

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

ElefantAsia

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

ElefantAsia

Title:

Co Founder & programme manager

Title:

InformaƟon Kĸcer

Telephone Number:

856-20-96591061

Telephone Number:

Email address:

info@elefantasia.org

Email address:

Contact name:

Whitney Light

Fiona Mc Gregor

OrganisaƟon:

Contact name: Email address: Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: Notes:

N t Notes:

Tracy Brookshaw

Contact name:

Field of interest/experƟƐĞ: Elephant conservaƟon

Field of interest/experƟƐĞ: Elephant conservaƟon

PotenƟal:

PotenƟal:

Notes:

Thin Lei Win Elkin

tracy@elefantasia.org OrganisaƟon:

Reuter

Title:

Journalist

Telephone Number:

Notes:

Email address:

mithynn@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: Notes:

ATC INTERNATIONAL (EVENT MANAGEMENT) Philippe Bouler

Contact name:

OrganisaƟon:

ATC InternaƟonal

OrganisaƟon:

Title:

Director

Title:

Contact name:

Telephone Number:

ATC InternaƟonal Contact name:

Telephone Number:

Email address:

bouler.philippe@orange.fr

Email address:

laurelene.chambovet@gmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse:

Event management

Field of interest/experƟse:

Event management

PotenƟal: Notes:

Laurelene chambovet

NATIONAL ELEPHANT INSTITUTE THAILAND

PotenƟal:

Siƫdej Mahasawangkul

OrgaŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ:

NEI / TECC

Title:

Chief of Elephant Hospital at the Thai Elephant ConservaƟon Center

Telephone Number:

Notes:

Email address:

msiƫdet@hotmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal: Notes:

ELEPHANT PARADE Contact name:

Dr Bjarne Clausen

OrganisaƟon:

The Asian Elephant FoundaƟon (Elephant Parade)

Title:

Member of the Board of Trustees

Telephone Number: Email address:

clausnar@hotmail.com

Field of interest/experƟse: PotenƟal:

Vet surgeon Funding welfare

Notes: Submit proposal

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Photos of Yangon People’s Square

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Map of Hlawga Wildlife Reservation, Yangon

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Photos of Hlawga Wildlife Reservation

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