Table 1. The natural resources most valued by local communities in Hukaung Valley Sanctuary.

Rank	Local name	Scientific name	Resource type	Females naming resource as important (%)	Males naming resource as important (%)	Uses
1	Wanet	Dendrocalamus longispathus	Bamboo	25.2	21.9	House construction, rafts, shoots are eaten
2	Sagawa	Machelia champaca	Evergreen tree	20.6	25.5	Household construction
3	Yone	Salacca secuda	Palm	20.1	15.3	House construction and materials
4	Tawhtan	Livistonia jenkinsiana	Palm	15.7	18.2	House construction and materials
5	Laywar	Unidentified bamboo	Bamboo	13.1	8.4	Baskets and other woven handicrafts
6	Khalaung	Dysoxylum binectariferum	Evergreen tree	10.9	7.9	House construction and materials
7	Sat	Rusa unicolor (Sambar deer)	Animal	11.5	4.9	Crop pest hunted for meat and sold to migrant workers
8	Shwe	Not applicable	Gold	7.8	6.7	Sold
9	Thet kei	Unidentified grass	Grass	7.9	5.8	House construction
10	Waboe	Dendrocalamus hookeri	Bamboo	7.7	5.5	Fencing, house construction, rafts