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  • A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests

    en Myanmar Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Global Witness 2003 Community forest, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    ‘A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests’ is the first report on logging and conflict in Burma by Global Witness. Global Witness is a British-based non-g...

  • Burma Business Roundup (May 24, 2013)

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs William Boot, The Irrawady 2013 Business associations, Business structures and legal registration, Development and assistance for human rights, Human rights, Legal and judicial reform, Legal and judicial reform NGOs
    An NGO monitoring Burma’s oil, gas and mining industries said that despite international praise being heaped on the government many of its deals with companies remain “secretive...

  • 28 Tax Revenue Officials Implicated in Corruption Case

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawady 2013 Anti-corruption, Legal aid providers, Taxation
    An article about implicating tax revenue officials in corruption case.

  • Timber Trade Country Profile - Myanmar

    en Myanmar Profiles - Geographical areas and sites European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), Association Technique... Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Forests and forestry, Logging and timber, Sustainable use forest
    According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are primar...

  • ILO Lifts All Restrictions on Burma

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Samantha Michaels, The Irrawady 2013 Civil and political rights, Labor arbitration, Labor policy and administration, Labor rights and labor unions NGOs, Laws and regulations
    An article in The Irrawaddy on the announcement by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to lift restrictions on Myanmar. The restrictions, which were imposed by the UN ag...

  • Myanmar in Deforestation Crisis

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs United Press International (UPI) 2012 Deforestation drivers, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    Myanmar's forest coverage is down to only a fifth of the country's total area and officials say they want a total ban on exporting wood to foreign countries.The country's Natura...

  • Myanmar to Draft First Labour Safety Law

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Shwe Yee Saw Myint, Myanmar Times 2012 Labor policy and administration, Labor rights and labor unions NGOs, Laws and regulations, Safety and health at work
    An article published in the English language weekly Myanmar Times on the first law on safety and health in workplaces being drafted by the Ministry of Labour of Myanmar in 2013.

  • Burma’s New Labor Law: Built to Fail or Shifting Toward Democracy?

    en Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Michelle Chen 2011 Labor policy and administration, Labor rights and labor unions NGOs, Laws and regulations
    Burma has long been known as a black hole for human rights. But the new leadership of the military junta hopes to shed its pariah image by loosening its oppressive policies. And...

  • Myanmar balances forestry exports with preservation

    en Myanmar Archived web content Oxford Business Group Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    The forestry sector has been vitally important to Myanmar. When the country was isolated by sanctions, the selling of logs and wood helped bring in desperately needed hard curre...

  • Gateway to International Timber Trade

    en Myanmar Archived web content European Timber Trade Federation 2016 Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are primar...