In collaboration with the Karen Agriculture Department (KAD), KESAN empowers local community members to demarcate land, secure land rights and sustainably manage their lands and natural resources. This work has also assisted in the development and implementation of inclusive Karen National Union Policies with community members’ input.

At the same time, in collaboration with the Kawthoolei Forestry Department (KFD), KESAN works to demarcate and document previously established protected forest, wildlife sanctuary, and reserved forest with systematic registry data to strengthen forest governance in the Karen State.