Yangon, Myanmar. 3rd May, 2016. Photo taken on May 3, 2016 shows a pile of logs in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar will stop teak wood production and reduce logging of hardwood this year due to severe deforestation, official media reported. The number of teak trees in Myanmar has gradually declined due to illegal logging. The rate of forest coverage in Myanmar has decreased to 45 percent in 2015 from over 57 percent in 1990, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. © Xinhua/Alamy Live News

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• Date taken: 3 May 2016
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(160503) -- YANGON, May 3, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 3, 2016 shows a pile of logs in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar will stop teak wood production and reduce logging of hardwood this year due to severe deforestation, official media reported. The number of teak trees in Myanmar has gradually declined due to illegal logging. The rate of forest coverage in Myanmar has decreased to 45 percent in 2015 from over 57 percent in 1990, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The ministry is planning to replant teak in Bago mountain ranges in a bid to protect natural resources. (Xinhua/U Aung) (zjy)