During his ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship, Dr. Myint was involved in the preparation of Myanmar’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020. He also developed a new biodiversity curriculum for the Ministry of Education and conducted awareness-raising on biodiversity conservation and sustainability for the general public, government institutions, and universities. Dr. Ko Myint’s policy recommendation to designate two islands as natural protected areas led to their recent acceptance as one of the new Ramsar sites of wildlife sanctuary in Myanmar.
He is currently working as a biodiversity consultant for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation in Naypitaw and as a part-time coordinator for the Myanmar Marine Turtle Conservation project funded by Marine Turtle Fund Association-America. Since the S&T Fellowship, he has also given presentations on the conservation of marine turtles at events in Singapore and the United States.
Dr. Myint received his Bachelor’s Degree (2000), Master’s Degree (2002), and Ph.D. (2007) from the University of Yangon.