Changing Hillside Economy: Farmers Turning from Opium to Coffee and Tea
9 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang shares a hopeful story of environmental recovery in Shan State. In today’s world, the daily news is overwhelmingly bleak with both man-made and natural disasters. Uplifting stories […]
Political Change and Environmentalism in Myanmar
9 Minutes To ReadHtet Hlaing Win contends that effective environmental campaigns in Myanmar are not possible until a dramatic change in political arrangement occurs.
Forging Resilience Amidst Conflict: Climate Advocacy in Myanmar
4 Minutes To ReadMay Ying (pseudonym) explores unique challenges in building climate advocacy in conflict-torn Myanmar.
Remaking and Living with Resource Frontiers in Myanmar
6 Minutes To ReadA new special issue in Geopolitics (edited by Jasnea Sarma, Hilary Faxon and K.B. Roberts) highlights pre- and post-coup extractive economies and political geographies in Myanmar and beyond.
COVID-19 and Youth Climate Change Activism in Myanmar
7 Minutes To ReadPan Nu Zaw discusses the elusiveness of youth climate change activism and proposes steps to start a movement.
Comparing Forest Management in Chin State under British Rule and in the Present
7 Minutes To ReadTha Peng Cung examines the reasons for severe deforestation in Chin State.
Water Supply Problems Are Overlooked in Yangon City
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
The Socio-Economic Struggles of Cyclone Nargis’ Migrants in Yangon
10 Minutes To ReadMyo Min explores the long-term effects of Myanmar’s 2008 Cyclone Nargis.
Waste Management in the Chin Capital: An Urgent Challenge for Municipalities and Citizens
7 Minutes To ReadSalai Van Bawi Mang summarizes the challenges for adequate waste management in Chin State.
Myanmar needs Hydropower. How can we go there?
5 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Myanmar should develop hydropower sustainably to meet the country’s power demands.