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A disharmonious trade: China and the continued destruction of Burma’s northern frontier forests

January, 2009
China, Myanmar, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
The report documents on illegal logging and illegal export of timber to China in Kachin State in Burma, which is on the border of China and where deforestation is at its worst. It also documents the response of the relevant authorities in both Burma and China to ‘A Choice for China’, a Global Witnessexposure of the massive illegal timber trade between Burma and China in 2005 which resulted in a ban on logging and timber transportation in Kachin State in Burma and a Chinese ban on the importation of Burmese timber followed by Interim Measures to control the trade.Key findings are:
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Facilitating Decentralized Policy for Sustainable Forest Governance in Myanmar: Lessons from the Philippines

Reports & Research
November, 2009
Myanmar
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
community forestry
... In Myanmar, people's participation has been prioritized as an imperative of national forest policy in 1995 endorsed by the community forestry instructions (DFIs). Today, there are about 42,148 ha of community forestry (CF) management by 572 user groups (USGs). In CF management, the people are engaging three types of activities: (1) to preserve of improve the production system such as planting trees and promoting the growth of trees, (2) to use forest resources for subsistence needs, (3) to get cash by selling the timber harvested or furniture made by the timber.
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Engaging the ASEAN: Toward a Regional Advocacy on Land Rights

Reports & Research
March, 2009
Myanmar
Forest Tenure
land governance
land grabbing
land tenure
forestry
land rights
land tenure systems
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was
established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five
original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on
8 January 1984; Vietnam, on 28 July 1995; Lao PDR and
Myanmar, on 23 July 1997; and Cambodia, on 30 April 1999.
In principle, ASEAN supports poverty reduction, food security,
sustainable development, and greater equity in the ASEAN
region. However, a closer look at the pronouncements contained
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People's Republic of China Forestry Outlook Study

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, United States of America, Chile, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Italy, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Russia, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
land improvement
Developments in China will have substantial impacts on forestry in the rest of the region. This wide-ranging country outlook study discusses a host of topics including prospects for China's afforestation/reforestation efforts, supply and demand for forest products and ecological services, key drivers of change, impacts of globalization, policy developments, and social objectives of forestry.
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Adapting to climate change

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Algeria, Burkina Faso, United States of America, Sweden, France, China, Canada, Congo, Italy, Colombia, Thailand, Kenya, Morocco, Myanmar, Chad, India, Russia, Sudan, Georgia, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Africa, Americas
Forest Tenure
land-use planning
forestry
natural resources management
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Assessing the Protection of Forest-based Environmental Services in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Nepal, Switzerland, United States of America, Vietnam, Sweden, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia, India, Russia, Mexico, Thailand, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
This paper examines the drivers of deforestation and the loss of forest services, and the various mechanisms that exist to protect forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). In most cases policy mechanisms play a greater role in forest protection than payment for environmental services (PES) which has yet to develop in the subregion. Scenarios presented suggest that higher income countries will have much greater scope in protecting forest environmental services that low income countries.
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Adaptation au changement climatique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Burkina Faso, United States of America, France, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Canada, Congo, Thailand, New Zealand, Philippines, Myanmar, Argentina, India, China, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Africa, Americas
Forest Tenure
land-use planning
forestry
natural resources management
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Adaptación al cambio climático

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Ghana, China, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia, Denmark, Congo, Thailand, Kenya, Myanmar, Poland, Argentina, India, Chad, Georgia, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Asia, Africa, Americas
Forest Tenure
land-use planning
forestry
natural resources management