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Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
gender equity
land governance
forest law
customary law
forestry
land dispute resolution
land tenure
customary land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
local communities
Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.
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Increase the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations - Myanmar - Côte d’Ivoire - Guinea

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2018
Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Myanmar
VGGT
land governance
land law
land reform
tenure security
advocacy
capacity development
grassroots organizations
local communities
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) set out internationally-accepted principles and standards for responsible practices, providing a framework for governments, the private sector and civil society to use when developing policies and programmes for improving food security.
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What Awaits Myanmar’s Uplands Farmers? Lessons Learned from Mainland Southeast Asia

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2019
Myanmar
agricultural land management
farmers
farming systems
intensive land use
land access
land conflicts
land reform
land use
local communities
research
rural development
tenure security
Mainland Southeast Asia (MSA) has seen sweeping upland land use changes in the past decades, with transition from primarily subsistence shifting cultivation to annual commodity cropping. This transition holds implications for local upland communities and ecosystems. Due to its particular political regime, Myanmar is at the tail of this development.
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Persistence and change in Hakha Chin land and resource tenure

A study on land dynamics in the periphery of Hakha

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
customary tenure
farming systems
forest land
land
land tenure
land use
local communities
research
rural areas
urbanization
The research provides a holistic overview of the key changes that affected Northern Chin society from pre-colonial times up to now in villages close to Hakha town where State penetration was stronger than in more remote

areas. The study sheds light on the overlapping and evolving statutory and customary land systems and on the issues faced by contemporary Chin communities as they seek to govern land and natural resources.
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Midcourse Manoeuvres: Community Strategies and Remedies for Natural Resource Conflicts in Myanmar

Reports & Research
June, 2018
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
community land rights
land conflicts
land dispute resolution
land governance
land policies
land rights
land use
legal empowerment
local communities
mining
sustainable development
Since the 1960s, and particularly in the last decade, Southeast Asia has been attracting significant foreign investments. Myanmar, despite its land titling and registration tangles, is no exception. Investors all across the globe are vying for a piece of the “Golden Land” and the country is responding with equal fervor. The building of a modern industrialized nation through agricultural development is one of the country's economic objectives. Foreign investments are being encouraged, private businesses are being pushed, and attractive tax and duty rebates are being offered.
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Midcourse Manoeuvres: Community Strategies and Remedies for Natural Resource Conflicts in Myanmar

Reports & Research
June, 2018
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
community land rights
land conflicts
land dispute resolution
land governance
land policies
land rights
land use
legal empowerment
local communities
mining
sustainable development
Since the 1960s, and particularly in the last decade, Southeast Asia has been attracting significant foreign investments. Myanmar, despite its land titling and registration tangles, is no exception. Investors all across the globe are vying for a piece of the “Golden Land” and the country is responding with equal fervor. The building of a modern industrialized nation through agricultural development is one of the country's economic objectives. Foreign investments are being encouraged, private businesses are being pushed, and attractive tax and duty rebates are being offered.
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Displacement and Poverty in South East Burma/Myanmar - 2011 Survey - TBBC (English)

Reports & Research
September, 2011
Myanmar
Land Conflicts
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
local communities
displacement
Indigenous Peoples
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (extract): Poverty alleviation has been recognised by the new government as a strategic priority for human
development. While official figures estimate that a quarter of the nation live in poverty, this survey suggests
that almost two thirds of households in rural areas of South East Burma/Myanmar are unable to meet
their basic needs. Impoverishment is particularly severe in the conflict-affected townships of Kyaukgyi
and Shwegyin in Pegu/Bago Region and Thandaung in Karen/Kayin State. Comparative analysis with
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"They Came and Destroyed Our Village Again"-- The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Karen State

Reports & Research
June, 2005
Myanmar
Land Conflicts
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
local communities
displacement
Indigenous Peoples
...While the nonviolent struggle of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi against the Burmese military government’s continuing repression has captured the world’s attention, the profound human rights and humanitarian crisis endured by Burma’s ethnic minority communities has largely been ignored.4
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Myanmar: "My world is finished". Rohingya targeted in crimes against humanity in Myanmar

Reports & Research
October, 2017
Myanmar
Land Conflicts
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
local communities
Indigenous Peoples
Early in the morning of 25 August 2017, members of a Rohingya armed group, the Arakan Rohingya
Salvation Army (ARSA), attacked approximately 30 security force outposts in northern Rakhine State.1 In its
response, the Myanmar Army, rather than targeting ARSA, launched an attack on the Rohingya population
in northern Rakhine State as a whole. Often working with Border Guard Police (BGP) and local vigilantes, the
military has carried out a campaign of violence that has been systematic, organized, and ruthless.
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Internal Displacement and Vulnerability in Eastern Burma

Reports & Research
September, 2004
Myanmar
Land Conflicts
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
local communities
displacement
Indigenous Peoples
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
"In September 2002 the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), formerly the
Burmese Border Consortium, compiled a report “Internally Displaced People and
Relocation Sites in Eastern Burma”. The report was written because although the
Royal Thai Government was reluctant to accept more refugees and believed repatriation
should occur as soon as conditions were judged suitable, new refugees were still
arriving in Thailand. Since most of the new arrivals reported that they had formerly