The forest sector will be covered independently in a report for the
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) this year, said an
official of the forestry department under the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environmental Conservation.
The first Myanmar EITI report includes oil, natural gas, minerals and
gems, but leaves aside the forestry sector. The latter will be included
in the Myanmar EITI report to enhance accountability for forest resource
extraction.
The Myanmar EITI report hopes to improve transparency and improve cooperation between the government, the private sector and civil society organisations. It also seeks to build public trust and impact the Myanmar forestry sector’s image for international countries, U Tin Tin leader of EITI working group, director of planning and statistics at the forestry department, told The Myanmar Times.
“Beside the sectors which are included in the first report, we will make a separate report for the forest sector,” he said.
The separate EITI report is expected for March 2018 and it will cover forestry over the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 fiscal years, Myanmar EITI said. The report will be compiled by a team of independent auditors analysing data and statistics.
Myanmar is still applying to join the EITI – A first report was submitted in January 2016. The EITI contributed to the rising of Myanmar from rank 172 to 136 in the 2016 corruption perception index, and is expected to have further beneficial impact on the country. In this view, government, civil society organisations and the private businesses are collaborating to enhance cooperation to produce better policies about the jade and gems sector, according to Myanmar EITI.
The EITI program was revisited by the government on December 19, 2016. Among the changes, the Union minister of the finance ministry was appointed chair of Myanmar EITI leading committee, the deputy minister of the same ministry was appointed chair of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and an expert from the environment ministry vice-chair of MSG.
Myanmar EITI includes 25 members: seven representatives from the government, seven representatives from the private sector and nine representatives from civil society organisations.
The Myanmar EITI report hopes to improve transparency and improve cooperation between the government, the private sector and civil society organisations. It also seeks to build public trust and impact the Myanmar forestry sector’s image for international countries, U Tin Tin leader of EITI working group, director of planning and statistics at the forestry department, told The Myanmar Times.
“Beside the sectors which are included in the first report, we will make a separate report for the forest sector,” he said.
The separate EITI report is expected for March 2018 and it will cover forestry over the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 fiscal years, Myanmar EITI said. The report will be compiled by a team of independent auditors analysing data and statistics.
Myanmar is still applying to join the EITI – A first report was submitted in January 2016. The EITI contributed to the rising of Myanmar from rank 172 to 136 in the 2016 corruption perception index, and is expected to have further beneficial impact on the country. In this view, government, civil society organisations and the private businesses are collaborating to enhance cooperation to produce better policies about the jade and gems sector, according to Myanmar EITI.
The EITI program was revisited by the government on December 19, 2016. Among the changes, the Union minister of the finance ministry was appointed chair of Myanmar EITI leading committee, the deputy minister of the same ministry was appointed chair of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and an expert from the environment ministry vice-chair of MSG.
Myanmar EITI includes 25 members: seven representatives from the government, seven representatives from the private sector and nine representatives from civil society organisations.
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