Site updates
New content piece publication on “Mangrove Sites Management and Carbon Economy in Myanmar”
Myanmar is one of the most mangrove-rich countries in the world, with 44 mangrove tree species around the nation and 34 out of the world’s 75 ‘true’ mangrove species, ranking second in Asia after Indonesia. Mangroves in Myanmar are estimated to store 119 million tons ...
A recent publication on "Myanmar Refugees as Land Seekers"
The military takeover on 1 February 2021 resulted in significant further displacement within and from the country. Ethnic groups, such as the Karen, Kachin, and Shan, have also fled ongoing conflicts and human rights abuses, seeking refuge in neighbouring countries like Thailand, India, and Malaysia. ...
New Topic publication: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar
Recently, foreign investment in Myanmar has significantly declined due to multiple crises, pandemic, global sanctions, particularly political instability. Read more The article is available both in English and Burmese. To read Burmese version here >>> ...
Recent publication on the page "Current State of Information Availability and Quality in Myanmar"
Access to information is the fundamental right of freedom of expression as recognized by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). The Freedom to access and express information accessibility began to improve following the country opening up to the world in 2012. ...
A recent new topic page publication on "forest protection"
Forests are an extremely important part of Myanmar’s natural resources. However, competing economic interests have resulted in the country having one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Forest management has been on the state agenda since colonial times. However, since at least the ...
Recent publication on data literacy
Open Development Initiative (ODI), an initiative of East-West Management Institute (EWMI), has offered a series of face-to-face training sessions on data literacy for forestry network and environmental advocacy organizations in Thailand, Vietnam, and Lao PDR. Most recently, we completed a similar training, but organized virtually ...
Page title updated
Open Development Myanmar recently updates Special Economic Zone page title including “Relocation from SEZ” on the page. SEZ Read here>>> Migration from SEZ Read here>>> ...
Women in Open Data
Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. To access the page>>> ...
Myanmar Oil and Gas Blocks (2015-2018)
Open Development Myanmar recently published the details of the licenses of onshore and offshore oil and gas blocks as of 2018. Access to the page>>> ...
Essential Information on COVID-19 in Myanmar
Open Development Myanmar (ODMm) recently published a dashboard on “Essential Information on COVID-19 in Myanmar. The collection of data is based on Ministry of Health and Support (MOHs) and others reliable source as national wide. Access to the page>> ...
