The 3.5 million acre conservation area would cover 225 villages and radically transform the lives of the indigenous people that live in them.
Category: Myanmar
Over 1,400 tons of illegal timber seized in Mandalay amid Covid-19 outbreak
In Mandalay Region, authorities seized 8,417.627 tons of logs and timber from 2016-2017 fiscal year to 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Myanmar to receive US$200 million agriculture loan from World Bank
To help develop better agricultural produce, boost competitiveness, livestock care, financial aid for farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, rural nutrition drives, and job creation.
Over 5,000 tonnes of illegal timber seized in Sagaing Region
“Although we expected that the illegal timber extraction would decline because other businesses were also suspended in this period. However, the illegal timber extraction does not decline.”
In Tanintharyi, an indigenous alternative to Big Conservation
Communities in biodiverse Tanintharyi Region are spurning big, top-down projects and seeking recognition for their own approach to conservation.
MP Warns Australian-backed Mining in Myanmar’s Far North May Spark Protest
A Kachin lawmaker voiced concerns in the Upper House of Parliament about an Australian-backed company’s plan to conduct a feasibility study for a large-scale mining exploration project
Myanmar Government Rejects Motion to Shutter Polluting Chinese-Owned Coal Plant
Does the plant support society or simply the country’s economy? …little bit of energy in exchange for the health and environment of the local people, we should reconsider renewing permission for the plant.”
Wild Elephant Poached in Myanmar’s Largest National Park
This is the first time an elephant has been poached in the area in two decades, according to U Tun Tun Win. He said it is the first time he has seen a poached elephant.