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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 Community forest

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 Climate change, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights

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 Deforestation drivers

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 Exports, Legal system and judicial system, Logging and timber

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 Deforestation drivers, Forests and forestry, Logging and timber

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 Forest trade and finance, Forests and forestry, Logging and timber

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 Forest industry

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 Land policy and administration

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Nam Jim Economic Zone to Be Suspended, CSO Says

Myanmar Archived web content Kachin News Group 2020 Special economic zones

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 Special economic zones

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 Economy and commerce, Pandemics

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 Special economic zones

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 Domestic investors, Foreign investors, Investment, Special economic zones

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 Investment, Special economic zones

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 Special economic zones

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 Elections

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 Banking and financial services, Investment

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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