Despite a crackdown on illegal logging on the border between northern Myanmar and China’s Yunnan province last year, the government seized 850 tons of teak and other timer illegally logged the first week of April.
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Researchers reconstruct drought variability from teak tree rings in Southern Myanmar
They found prolonged droughts occurred a dozen times in past 120 years and confirmed the huge potential to study long-term climate change and its impacts in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia.
Indigenous groups in Myanmar lash out at ‘restrictive’ conservation policies
Indigenous communities in Myanmar’s northernmost Hkakaborazi region claim that Forest Department oversight and regulations upended traditional approaches to resource management.
S. Korea to export its “smart city” model
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport received 80 applications from 23 governments and among the six selected were Dala New City, Myanmar and the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Environmental effects of Chinese projects in Myanmar
Hence, the governments despite their quest for investment must take decisions keeping social and environmental impacts in mind before it gets too late to act.
The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor: Delays Ahead
It may be too early to assess the impact of the coronavirus crisis on CMEC projects, but there is “no doubt” that it “will slow down the implementation of CMEC projects in the short-term.”
In Myanmar, Hunger Overshadows COVID-19 for Yangon’s Poorest
Myanmar’s lockdown will hit the urban poor hard. That’s inspiring charitable donation — and labor strikes.
Development of Dawei SEZ expected to be delayed again
In February, U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, told The Myanmar Times that a state-owned Chinese firm had expressed interest to invest in Dawei SEZ.