“Dr. Khun Win Thaung of Kachin State said an increasing number of Chinese companies were planting tissue-culture bananas, threatening the community’s way of life.”
Category: Myanmar
Shan State IDPs Ask Myanmar Govt to Stop Development Projects on Their Land
The projects include mining, agriculture and logging concessions, as well as the China-backed Muse-Mandalay railway project, a part of the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Chinese Banana Plantations in Myanmar Prompt Fear, Land Loss
Excessive insecticide use, workers suffering from illnesses, groundwater and streams drying up are leading to calls to shut them down.
Myanmar to establish school for forest rangers
The government will establish the first wildlife conservation college for forest rangers in a bid to strengthen its campaign to protect and conserve the country’s wildlife and biodiversity.
Myanmar’s earth champions raise awareness about climate change
A small and passionate group of young activists is working in diverse ways to raise public awareness about the threat Myanmar faces from climate change.
Myanmar Watchdog Criticizes ‘So-Called’ Public Consultation Process for China’s BRI Project
As far as we have observed, their techniques are not systematic. They have neglected the most important tasks of a standard EIA.
Protecting livelihoods and nature on Inle Lake
Enlisted as a Ramsar site and a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve, Inle Lake is the second largest in Myanmar. It has long hosted a rich diversity of bird and fish species, that is now under threat.