Political turmoil, expanding extractive industries, and diminishing focus on sustainable agriculture are accelerating soil degradation across the country
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Myanmar’s prized coastal wetlands under threat from escalating war
Conservation work grinds to a halt as Rakhine’s protected wetlands area gets caught up in the ongoing conflict
Meet Myanmar’s women entrepreneurs who show strength amid a crisis
Local entrepreneurs ─ from a café owner and a honey producer to a craft maker ─ share stories of resilience and commitment in their sustainable businesses
Guardians of Pat-Chan: How river conservations thrived before Myanmar’s crisis
A group of conservationists and villagers fought to preserve Myanmar’s southern Pat-Chan River and its mangrove forests – until a military coup forced their efforts to halt
One year after Cyclone Mocha, clean water is still scarce
Rakhine residents face a daily battle to find water in aftermath of deadly cyclone and amid a civil war
Pearl companies in Myanmar clam up on military ties
Despite its low profile, the country’s pearl industry stands accused of providing revenue to help prop up the military junta
No longer home: Myanmar’s gold mining displaces war refugees
A documentary by a Kachin-based journalist sheds light on Myanmar’s internally displaced people, unable to return home due to the war and illegal mining that has devastated their land
The sound of gunshots across the Salween met with silence elsewhere
On the Myanmar-Thai border, there are airstrikes, gunshots and explosions that no one in the outside world notices.
Lives lost fetching water in Myanmar
Women and girls risk their lives to fetch water in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone, where fighting between the military and armed resistance groups blocks access to water.
Gold quickly loses its shine for villagers in Myanmar
Gold mining permits issued to military-linked companies that are causing environmental damage in ethnic communities.