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The Salween Peace Park: a radical, grassroots alternative to development in Karen State

17 January 2017
The Irrawaddy
Animals / Biodiversity / Ecosystems / Environment and natural resources / Extractive industries / Gemstone mining / Gold / Industrial mining / Minerals and mineral products / Mining / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Plants / Protected areas
Gold mining / Karen National Union / Karen State / Myanmar / Peace Park initiative / Salween Peace Park / Tee Nya Kyi / Wildlife protected areas

A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in the rich forests of Karen State in eastern Myanmar: the Salween Peace Park. The 5,200-square-kilometer Peace Park is a radical ...

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