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Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Assessing the Opportunities for Scaling Up Community Forestry and Community Forestry Enterprises in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
World Bank
2019
Rural communities in Myanmar have numerous economic, environmental, and social opportunities but also face challenges as they seek a clear and solid pathway to development. The ...
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Strong Roots: Understanding the Importance of Myanmar’s Indigenous Women as Leaders in Developing Climate Change Solutions
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
2020
Indigenous women play an important yet often unappreciated role in forest protection all over the world. The publication include a series of essays predominately written by I...
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Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
2017
This report provides a review of the knowledge of key direct and indirect drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Myanmar.
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Issuing a statement for legal and official export of teak from Myanmar to EU countries
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
2021
Right after military has took over the country, Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association released a statement for legal and official export of teak from Myanmar ...
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Myanmar's Forests Are at Risk After Military Coup and Economic Sanctions
Myanmar
Archived web content
Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Myanmar's military regime and a potential ramp up in trade boycotts by foreign governments and business could fuel the risk of deforestation in the Asian nation, which is likely...
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Myanmar’s troubled forestry sector seeks global endorsement after coup
Myanmar
Archived web content
Mongabay
2021
The nationally privatized Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association (MFPTMA) released a statement claiming its timber trade is fully in compliance with legal and ...
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Myanmar industry profile
Myanmar
Archived web content
The European Timber Trade Federation
2020
The annual rate of deforestation in Myanmar was 1.2% for the period 1990-2015 (FAO, 2015) with rapid expansion of commercial agriculture, alongside legal and illegal logging, an...
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Myanmars 2018 Land Acquisition Bill: Key Issues
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ERI
2018
This dataset has no description
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Nam Jim Economic Zone to Be Suspended, CSO Says
Myanmar
Archived web content
Kachin News Group
2020
News article stating: Plans for a controversial economic zone planned on the outskirts of Myitkyina has been suspended, civil society attendees told KNG after a meeting with sta...
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Update on Dawei Special Economic Zone Initial Phase Development announcement
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
2021
The Dawei Special Economic Zone management committee (DSEZ MC) has updated its announcement related to to issue of termination the Concession Agreement for all nine contracted i...
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Myanmar Economic Monitor, July 2021: Progress threatened resilience tested
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lwin,Sandi Soe Edwards, & Kim Alan
2021
Myanmar’s ongoing political turmoil and a rapidly-rising third wave of COVID-19 cases are severely impacting an economy that had already been weakened by the pandemic in 2020. T...
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Myanmar Junta pushing ahead with China-Backed Kyaukphyu SEZ and port
Myanmar
Archived web content
THE IRRAWADDY
2021
The military regime is inviting bids to provide legal services to the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (KPSEZ) and deep-sea port project in western Rakhine State, a key strategic...
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The inside story of Thailand and Myanmar’s troubled Dawei mega-project
Myanmar, Thailand
Archived web content
Thai PBS World’s Business Desk
2021
On January 14, the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee (DSEZMC) announced it was cancelling contracts with the project’s contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (IT...
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Myanmar’s Dawei SEZ at a standstill again as government drops notorious Thai developer
Myanmar
Archived web content
ASEAN Today
Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has hit yet another snag as the Myanmar government has terminated its agreement with a Thai construction company to build the US$8 bi...
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Myanmar Terminates Thai-Led Consortium’s Involvement in Dawei Mega Project
Myanmar
Archived web content
Nan Lwin (The Irrawaddy)
2021
The Myanmar government has terminated the involvement of a consortium led by a Thai construction company in the development of the long-delayed Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
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Announcement on annulment of Nov 8 Multiparty General Election results_26 July 2021
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
Union Election Commission
2021
This is Notification No. (2/2021) of the Union Election Commission under the State Administration Council and is the announcement on annulment of Nov 8 Multiparty General Electi...
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Banks Investing in the Military Cartel_BankTrack and Justice for Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Hannah Greep, BankTrack; Justice For Myanmar
2021
Updated analysis conducted by BankTrack and Justice For Myanmar, which now includes asset managers and subsidiary funds, has found that nineteen internationally operating banks ...
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EITI Report for the Period 2017- 2018
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
BDO Global
2019
The purpose of this Report is to reconcile the data provided by companies operating in the extractive sector (hereafter referred to as “Companies”) with the data provided by rel...
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Higher Education Institutions in Myanmar
Myanmar
July 23, 2021
Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Myanmar)
This dataset shows the location of 213 higher educational institutions (institute, college, and university) in Myanmar.
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Announcement on Extension of the Precautionary Restriction Measures_April 30, 2021
Myanmar
other
April 30, 2021
Visitor entry restriction relating to control of COVID-19 from all the country were extended until May 31, 2021.