Yet, research findings also showed that small-scale fish farms face an uphill battle when it comes to expansion and development.
Category: Myanmar
Experts call for urgent action to protect Myanmar bears
Bears are being hunted with impunity for their gall bladder and bile in eastern Shan State, where the rule of law remains weak, say conservationists
Government seeks assistance for climate change damages
Myanmar is seeking financial assistance from international donors for losses and damages the country suffered due to climate change.
Government to host meet on indigenous medicine in Greater Mekong
Myanmar will be hosting the eighth meeting on indigenous medicine in the Greater Mekong Basin in the coming week, according to a senior health ministry official.
Myanmar looks to catalyse river transport as growth driver
Closing the transport infrastructure gap is a key focus area of the National Transport Master Plan, of which the new inland ports are a part.
Hearing ethnic voices on Myitsone
An inclusive & deliberative approach to addressing the Myitsone Dam dispute can showcase the govt’s commitment to genuine change.
Golden Triangle is ‘ground zero’ for wildlife trafficking: WWF
Tigers, elephants, bears and pangolins are the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet – WWF
Could lack of access to data be the biggest threat to Myanmar’s rivers?
It’s difficult to judge the impacts of deforestation, erosion, pollutants, or to confirm or refute claims of damage caused by development without starting from a solid data baseline.
Beware Of China’s One Belt, One Road
China is pushing nations into projects that threaten to create unsustainable debt burden for those countries.
China’s Myanmar bonanza sans responsibility
There are still issues waiting to be solved, such as land compensation to communities, safety concerns, and ecological restoration at the project site: activists