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Korean Acacias to Help Myanmar Turn Green=20


Acacia seeds, which contributed to reviving Korea's barren land, will be =
sent to Myanmar in mid-January it was reported Thursday. The Forestry =
Administration announced it is ready to provide Myanmar with 34 =
kilograms of Acacia seeds collected from the Pohang area. This event =
follows the establishment of bilateral forestry cooperation between =
Korea and Myanmar in July last year and after Korea promised to help =
make Myanmar lush again.=20


Myanmar is located in the tropical monsoon area and is 3.5 times larger =
than the Korean peninsula. Its forestry resources are abundant but the =
Bagan area in the middle of the country has turned barren due to =
excessive tree cutting. The trees have been use as firewood for many =
centuries to bake bricks to build Buddhist pagodas.=20


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<P>Acacia seeds, which contributed to reviving Korea's barren land, will =
be sent=20
to Myanmar in mid-January it was reported Thursday. The Forestry =
Administration=20
announced it is ready to provide Myanmar with 34 kilograms of Acacia =
seeds=20
collected from the Pohang area. This event follows the establishment of=20
bilateral forestry cooperation between Korea and Myanmar in July last =
year and=20
after Korea promised to help make Myanmar lush again.=20
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<P>Myanmar is located in the tropical monsoon area and is 3.5 times =
larger than=20
the Korean peninsula. Its forestry resources are abundant but the Bagan =
area in=20
the middle of the country has turned barren due to excessive tree =
cutting. The=20
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