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The EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
This website describes the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs.
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Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform
Doing Business 2019 is the 16th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents q...
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Yogyakarta Declaration
Statement of solidarity and a renewal of the commitments of the region’s Indigenous Peoples to defend their rights and ensure their voices are heard, arising out of the 2019 Reg...
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The global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources
Based on the principle that a country’s natural resources belong to its citizens, the EITI Standard promotes the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources.
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Conflicts in Vietnam’s forest areas: Implications for FLEGT and REDD+
Conflicts over land are rampant in Vietnam. Some erupt into physical violence and catch the attention of the media, while others linger without attracting wider attention. Land ...
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Addressing Forest Governance Challenges in the Greater Mekong Region
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests, working with civil society partners as part of the European Union funded Voices for the Mekong Forests (V4MF) project, is seeking to...
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The Role of Social Safeguards in Addressing Forest Governance in FLEGT and REDD+
This presentation seeks to demonstrate how social safeguards can provide opportunities to address the forest governance challenges faced by FLEGT and REDD+. It discusses the imp...
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Forest Watch Special: FLEGT VPA Update June 2018
This update discusses the importance of protecting forest resources through robust efforts rooted in broader strategies linked to the European Union's development and climate po...
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Cambodia’s agriculture: Challenges and prospects
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Indigenous women and climate change
Out of the approximate 370 million total indigenous peoples in the world, 185 million are estimated to be women. Indigenous peoples are disproportionately suffering from a multi...
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CSO's View on FLEGT VPA Process in Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities
This presentation provides forestry sector updates and an overview of forestry issues and forest governance issues in Myanmar, such as land tenure and transparency. The presenta...
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Special Economic Zones in Myanmar and the State Duty to Protect Human Rights
This report by ICJ outlines key recommendations of why the Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) until it can ensu...
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Diadromous Fishes in the Lower Mekong Basin
This is the presentation of An V. Vu at WWF Fish Migration Seminar in Yangon on 1 October 2019.
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Using otoliths to determine connectivity & movements
This is the presentation of Bronwyn M Gillanders at WWF Fishing Migration Seminar in Yangon on 1 October 2019.
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Myanmar Imposes Export Ban To Stop Its Timber From Foreign Exploitation, Goal Is To Establish Domestic Wood-Processing Industry
Myanmar's government is putting an end to its timber exports in the first step of a project to establish a domestic wood-processing industry that will dramatically boost revenue...
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Myanmar: Wild Places: Southern Forests
Website describing the Southern Forest Complex of Myanmar.
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From Rice Bowl to Food Basket: Three Pillars for Modernizing Myanmar’s Agricultural and Food Sector
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Brief of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Systems Diagnostic
This brief provides understanding of Myanmar EIA systems and recommendations towards their strengthing.
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Commercial agriculture expansion in Myanmar: Links to deforestation, conversion timber, and land conflicts
This report collates quantitative and qualitative data on the expansion of agribusiness in Myanmar’s forests and analyzes the role that laws and policies, and revenues generated...
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Who are the real winners of Myanmar's latest Oil and Gas Block sales?
In October 2013 and March 2014, Myanmar awarded 36 major oil and gas blocks to 47 international and local companies. Global Witness has contacted each of these winning companies...