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A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Global Witness
2003
‘A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests’ is the first report on logging and conflict in Burma by Global Witness. Global Witness is a British-based non-g...
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ITTO Tropical Forest Update
India, Indonesia, Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
2004
A newsletter from ITTO to promote the conservation and sustainable of use tropical resources.
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Baseline Study 4, Myanmar: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kevin Woods and Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends
2011
Myanmar remains one of the world’s only countries with no prohibitions on log exports. The country provides much coveted teak and other hardwood logs to the region and beyond. S...
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Current State of the Development and Implementation of the National Code of Harvesting Practices in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
U Khin Zaw, Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry
2003
A country paper presented by U Khin Zaw, Deputy General Manager (Planning), Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry, Union of Myanmar at the International Expert Meeting ...
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Burma Business Roundup (May 24, 2013)
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
William Boot, The Irrawady
2013
An NGO monitoring Burma’s oil, gas and mining industries said that despite international praise being heaped on the government many of its deals with companies remain “secretive...
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Myanmar Enterprise Survey 2014: Early Findings
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The World Bank
2014
The World Bank Group's Enterprise Survey in Myanmar finds that reforms of the country’s investment climate are urgent across a number of areas, especially access to finance, lan...
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Overdue Diligence: Teak Exports from Myanmar in Breach of European Union Rules
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
Environmental Investigation Agency
2016
Following an investigation into the placement of Burmese teak from Myanmar onto the European Union (EU) market, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has submitted legal ...
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Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (MTLAS) Gap Analysis Project: Final Report
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Myanmar Forest Certification Committee
2017
This report outlines the results of the Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (MTLAS) gap analysis exercise. It documents the existing MTLAS and describes some of the gaps ob...
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Country Progress Report: Myanmar at 6th Sub-regional Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance
Myanmar
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
2018
This presentation is from the 6th Sub-Regional Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance. It considers forestry in Myanmar and the chain of custody for forest products, including an...
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Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade Annex: Myanmar
Myanmar
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
2013
This presentation provides a framework for assessing the legality of forestry operations, including a set of principles with criterion and different indicators. The timber legal...
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Burma and Transnational Crime
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Liana Sun Wyler, International Crime and Narcotics, Foreign...
2008
Report by the Congressional Research Service on transnational organized crime in Burma (Myanmar). Transnational crime in Burma bears upon U.S. interests as it threatens regional...
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28 Tax Revenue Officials Implicated in Corruption Case
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawady
2013
An article about implicating tax revenue officials in corruption case.
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Timber Trade Country Profile - Myanmar
Myanmar
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), Association Technique...
According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are primar...
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Community Forestry in Myanmar: Progress and Potentials
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kyaw Tint, Oliver Springate-Baginski, Mehm Ko Ko Gyi
2011
This paper is the main output of a research project initiated by Pyoe Pin, and led by ECCDI with support from the University of East Anglia, whose aim has been to fill the gap i...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: Country Report - Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
2014
FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This coun...
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ILO Lifts All Restrictions on Burma
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Samantha Michaels, The Irrawady
2013
An article in The Irrawaddy on the announcement by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to lift restrictions on Myanmar. The restrictions, which were imposed by the UN ag...
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Myanmar in Deforestation Crisis
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
United Press International (UPI)
2012
Myanmar's forest coverage is down to only a fifth of the country's total area and officials say they want a total ban on exporting wood to foreign countries.The country's Natura...
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Myanmar to Draft First Labour Safety Law
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Shwe Yee Saw Myint, Myanmar Times
2012
An article published in the English language weekly Myanmar Times on the first law on safety and health in workplaces being drafted by the Ministry of Labour of Myanmar in 2013.
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South-east Asia: Drought - 2015-2017
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam
Archived web content
Reliefweb
This archived webpage gives a description of the Southeast Asia drought crisis in 2015-2017.
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Southeast Asia: Drought - 2019-2020
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam
Archived web content
Reliefweb
This archived webpage describes an ongoing drought crisis in Southeast Asia that began in 2019 (as at March 2020)