Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry

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The fight for Pegu’s forests gets violent

As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Burma’s forests, officers in the Pegu mountain range face off with increasingly violent loggers.

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Will Burma’s timber ban curb or entrench corruption?

While the raw timber export ban is a step towards avoiding a regrettable transformation in one of Burma’s major industries, it may only work in tandem with more reforms that tackle the country’s deep-seated corruption.

Tagged: Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry

The fight for Pegu’s forests gets violent

Will Burma’s timber ban curb or entrench corruption?

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