War, economic challenges, and dwindling markets have pushed traditional tea farmers in northern Shan State into deforestation-linked charcoal production
Category: Myanmar
Myanmar’s neglected soil crisis
Political turmoil, expanding extractive industries, and diminishing focus on sustainable agriculture are accelerating soil degradation across the country
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
Myanmar’s ancient temples risk collapse from extreme weather
Long-term changes in weather patterns are increasingly undermining the ancient buildings at the Bagan heritage site
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