Hydro-power dam campaign
KESAN works with a number of partners to advocate against large-scale dams and hydropower projects that devastate local communities and only serve...
Land documentation
Decades of war and increasing encroachment by plantations and mega-development projects have displaced hundreds of thousands of people from Karen...
Community forest
Community Forests are an important tool for natural resources management, biodiversity conservation and sustainable community-driven development....
Women empowerment
Sixty three years of war has tended to reinforce conservative cultural attitudes in Karen society. KESAN acknowledges the gender imbalance and has...
Indigenous Knowledge and biodiversity Research
KESAN is the first ethnic environment group on the border to conduct scientific biodiversity research and shed light on the status of biodiversity...
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Hydro-power dam campaign
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Land documentation
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Community forest
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Women empowerment
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Indigenous Knowledge and biodiversity Research
Thai surveyors fail to gain villagers’ trust
- Published on Sunday, 12 May 2013 03:56
Sources: Karennews.org
Author: Saw Eh Na
Local people affected by the construction of Thailand’s and Burma’s Dawei-Kanchanaburi road link in Southern Burma have rejected to be involved in a ‘public consultative meeting’ to approve the last stage of an environmental impact assessment report.
A villager from Kaw Htee Klo (Tha Byut Chaung) told Karen News that surveyors from the Environmental Research Institute of Chulalongkorn University headed by. Dr. Kallaya Suntronvongsagul had met with people from the Kamoe Thway area on May 6 at Pway Poe Kla village. Read more on Karennews.org
Gibbons in Karen State
- Published on Friday, 12 April 2013 08:06
Gibbons are apes that look like monkeys, but have no tails. There are various species of gibbon around the world. However, there are only two species of gibbon in Karen State: the Eastern Hoolock Gibbon and White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar). In Karen State, the Eastern Hoolock Gibbon can be found in the area west of the Salween River and east of the Koh Loh River. The White-Handed Gibbon can be found in the area to the south-east of the Salween River.
Read more...Latest environmental awareness publications
Mining destroys local people's livelihood (Karen language)
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 This Karen language environmental magazine, which includes feature articles, reports, and poems, covers mining and its effects, changes and concerns after the ceasefire between the Burma/Myanmar government and the Karen National Union (KNU), environmental destruction, and ....  |
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| 2013-03-29 See description 0 B 132 |
| Climate change and indigenous knowledge
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 This was the first book produced by KESAN for climate change awareness. The Karen language book talks about the global warming and climate change that are happening nowadays, how the Karen indigenous people have experienced climate change, and how they have managed to adapt .... |
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| 2013-02-07 See description 6.21 MB 278 |
| Mining and its effects
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 Recently, mining activity has been increased in Karen State. In the community, people have little education about mining. Therefore, this educational book, “Mining and its Effects”, was produced so that people can gain some basic knowledge .... |
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| 2013-02-07 See description 2.33 MB 242 |
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KNU's land policy (Burmese version)
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This KNU Land Policy handbook aims to educate communities and farmers about their rights and responsibilities under the KNU’s Land Policy and about potential solutions for protecting their lands.
