This photo essay book entitled “Sustainable Forest Management: Reflections on Over a Decade of Indigenous Karen Community Forests” documents the story of three Indigenous Karen …
Drivers of Deforestation and Land Use and Land Cover Change in Kawthoolei (1990-2020)
Karen, Burmese, English languages The report outlines how war and then ceasefires with Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), KNU/KNLA-Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) and the Karen …
Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park (TTIP)
In the face of generations of Burman-chauvinist oppression, state-perpetrated violence against Indigenous Karen peoples, and exploitative resource extraction in Taw-Oo District, the …
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Karen Community Forests
While most corporations exploit the forest, the Karen use the forest sustainably. For the Karen, forest is central to their life. The Karen survive because of the forest and the forest …