On December 18th, the indigenous Karen communities of Mutraw District officially declared the establishment of the Salween Peace Park. Rooted in Karen customary management systems, social and environmental justice, and deliberative democracy; the SPP shows what good governance of natural resources looks like at the local level, and demonstrates that in these verdant rolling hills, no land is vacant, and every patch of soil, every plant, animal, and human coexist peacefully in a holistically managed ecosystem.
Almost 1000 people joined the event: representatives from our communities in Mutraw District, the KNU, Karen CBOs, ethnic representatives from across Burma/ Myanmar and journalists- both domestic and from abroad.
We have produced a short video to give a recap of what happened during the SPP Launch event, as well as some brief background about the Salween Peace Park.