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Illegal log trade continues on Salween river

27 September 2016
The Irrawaddy
(Illegal logging) / Forest policy and administration / Forest classifications / Forest cover / Forest protection
Karenni Nationalities People’s Liberation Front / KNPLF / Ohn Win / Resources and Environmental Conservation Ministry / SALWEEN RIVER / smugglers / karen state / Karen Environmental and Social Action Network / thai military / KESAN / mae hong son / KNPP / KNLA / Karen National Liberation Army / Kyaw Mue

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The 25 tons of teak logs recently seized on the Salween River in Karen State show that the illegal trade persists despite a nationwide logging ban.The teak logs were seized by an armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU) along ...

Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams ‘extreme’

18 September 2016
Reuters
Environmental impact assessments / Hydropower dams / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / International relations
ASEAN / ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIA NATIONS / CENTRAL PARTY SCHOOL / CERTAIN MYANMAR MEDIA / CHINES / SALWEEN RIVER / THE STUDY TIMES / THEIN SEIN / Aung San Suu Kyi / Myanmar

Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday. Keep reading ...

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