English language
The Daw Lar Lake communities from Western bank of the Salween River in Karen State, face multiple threats to their land, water, and natural resources from extractive industries, agribusiness plantations, land and water grabs, and large hydropower dam projects. The villagers have united to defend their area against these threats and have had some success. However, in challenging powerful government and private interests, community members have been forced to confront government backed armed actors, powerful conglomerates, and the General Administration Department (GAD) of the militaryled Ministry of Home Affairs. Please read the report for more detail.
