Empowering Communities, Securing Peace, Protecting Environment, Land and Livelihood
Karen villagers in the highlands of Kawthoolei (Karen State) practice a form of customary land governance known as Kaw. Decades of civil war, forced displacement, and ongoing Burmese …
Continue Reading about The Kaw in Times of Change (Kaw Briefer Second Edition)
Myanmar is tentatively emerging from military rule and civil war. Embracing this opportunity, Salween Peace Park proponents argue for a sustainable alternative to megadams, strip mines, …
Karen communities have been living in the forested areas for numerous generations, and have continuously passed on their traditional practices used to provide for themselves from the …
Rural and Indigenous peoples across Burma and around the world have developed diverse and well- adapted systems of land and natural resource governance. These systems are rooted in the …
Continue Reading about Kaw – The Indigenous Karen Customary Lands (Briefer)
