YANGON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Nantha Island and Mayyu Estuary in western Myanmar were designated as a Ramsar site on Friday, the International Day for Biological Diversity, according to the Information Ministry.

Lying on the western coast of Myanmar within Rakhine state, the Nantha Island and Mayyu Estuary were designated as a wetland site to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

"We are very proud that Nantha Island and Mayyu Estuary is today designated as a Ramsar site, as sixth Ramsar site for our country," Dr. Naing Zaw Htun, director of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division of the Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, told Xinhua.

Being home to a variety of animal species including endangered species and having a productive marine ecosystem, the Nantha Island and Mayyu Estuary met five of nine Ramsar site criteria, the ministry's release said. Enditem

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