June 10, 2019
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 forest resources and farmlands that surround them. The term that the Karen traditionally have used to describe their lands and their relationship with them is ‘Kaw’, which encompasses both the physical lands where customary practices are conducted, as well as the community-based governance system mediating Karen peoples’ relationships with their lands. Please see the briefer for details.
