MYANMAR (BURMA)

The amount of land covered by forest in Myanmar dropped from 57% in 1990 to 47% in 2005. Despite the reduction, Myanmar is one of the most forested countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Forest management is governed by the Forest Policy 1995, which has the overriding objective of conserving forest resources to achieve sustainable forest management whilst optimising the socio-economic benefits. The policy emphasises community participation in forestry, wildlife and conservation, as well as in establishing plantations. Community Forest Instructions were issued by the government in 1995 and are designed to enable communities to meet their needs for firewood and to allow management activities to be devolved.

Harvesting and export of teak and other hardwoods was carried out by private companies until 1993; however, indiscriminate logging and failures of management led to a ban of logging and log exporting by the private sector. Myanmar Timber Enterprise now has sole responsibility for extraction and export. Myanmar has developed criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of its tropical forests based on ITTO criteria and indicators, and is developing a national timber certification system. There is evidence that improved management is having an impact on reforestation and reducing degradation in some areas.

However, despite a comprehensive management regime, large quantities of timber are being smuggled out of the country across the Chinese border where traders pay US$1,200-1,400 per ton for teak and other tropical hardwoods. A logging ban in Thailand has also resulted in Thai loggers crossing illegally into Myanmar.

The EU and the US have imposed sanctions on Myanmars military regime, which were extended in 2007 to prohibit the import of all timber products and other materials. However, it is it has been claimed that teak products from Myanmar are still being imported into the UK, and probably other countries, via China or Indonesia.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
02/05/2013	Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, possible futures The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest ...	WWF-Greater Mekong
	< BACK TO TOP
01/08/2011	Myanmar: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade As part of EFI’s information collection role, a number of forest governance, markets and trade ...	EFI/Forest Trends (Kevin Woods and Kerstin Canby)
	< BACK TO TOP
01/07/2011	Timber Trade Flow Maps of China and the Mekong Region This report gives an overview of the timber trade flows in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, ...	EFI (European Forest Institute)
	< BACK TO TOP
27/09/2010	Tyrants, Tycoons and Tigers: Yuzana Company Ravages Burma’s Hugawng Valley The authors of this report describe how a bitter land struggle is unfolding in northern Burma’s ...	The Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG)
	< BACK TO TOP
01/11/2009	Analysis of trade in illegally harvested timber: Accounting for trade via third party countries The paper presents a model to analyse trade in illegally harvested timber with a particular focus on ...	Forest Policy and Economics (Matthias Dieter)
	< BACK TO TOP
21/10/2009	A Disharmonious Trade: China and the Continued Destruction of Burma's Northern Frontier Forests This is the third in a series of reports on illegal logging in Burma. It is based on field research carried ...	Global Witness
	< BACK TO TOP
01/01/2008	Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012 The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ...	Transparency International
	< BACK TO TOP
15/10/2007	Council of the European Union conclusions on Burma/Myanmar Trade sanctions set out by the EU in response to human rights abuses by the Myanmar government in 2007. ...	Council of the European Union
	< BACK TO TOP
30/05/2006	Rimbunan Hijau Group: 30 years of forest plunder Profiles the Malaysian timber conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau which Greenpeace claims "is responsible ...	Greenpeace
	< BACK TO TOP
25/05/2006	Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 Is forest management improving in the tropics? This report sets out to answer that question. It provides ...	ITTO
	< BACK TO TOP
01/10/2005	A Choice for China: Ending the destruction of Burma's northern frontier forests This report makes the case for ending the illegal logging in Burma's northern forests. Although ...	Global Witness
	< BACK TO TOP
01/03/2005	Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ...	Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole)
	< BACK TO TOP
01/10/2004	ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010 This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ...	ASEAN
	< BACK TO TOP
01/10/2003	A Conflict of Interests Report on the illegal trade in timber between Kachin state in Burma and neighbouring China. ...	Global Witness
	< BACK TO TOP

NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
18/06/2013	Fighting Illegal Markets: Next Step For Myanmar – Analysis On 20 May 2013, former general Thein Sein became the first Burmese president to visit the White House ...	Eurasia Review
	< BACK TO TOP
15/05/2013	Forest cover areas reduce to 19% of entire area The forest areas in Myanmar is decreasing at a rapid rate, prompting concerns among the government officials ...	Eleven Myanmar
	< BACK TO TOP
02/05/2013	New forest loss figures highlight need for green growth in the Greater Mekong The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest ...	WWF
	< BACK TO TOP
02/05/2013	Chinese illegal logging and smuggling become worse in Myanmar Chinese wood smugglers and local corrupt officials are increasing their illicit activities taking advantage ...	Eleven Myanmar
	< BACK TO TOP
31/03/2013	More ilegally logged timbers from Myanmar trafficked to China Local people in Myanmar reported they were alarmed by increased of illegal logging activities and added ...	Eleven Myanmar
	< BACK TO TOP
11/03/2013	Myanmar to Crack Down on Illegal Logging After EUTR Government officials of Myanmar announced plans to combat illegal logging shortly after signing a memorandum ...	Hardwood Floors Magazine
	< BACK TO TOP
06/03/2013	Myanmar: Government plans crackdown on illegal logging after deal to export to EU Government officials are announcing plans to combat illegal logging following the signing of a memorandum ...	Eleven Myanmar
	< BACK TO TOP
17/02/2013	Myanmar timbers to be exported to EU earliest June Timber from Myanmar will be exported to the European Union (EU) from June and EU delegates will visit ...	Eleven, Myanmar
	< BACK TO TOP
15/11/2012	As Myanmar opens to world, fate of its forests is on the line Years of sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime helped protect its extensive wild lands. But ...	Yale Environment 360
	< BACK TO TOP
06/11/2012	Timber export ban needs forestry reform The Burmese government’s plan to completely ban the export of timber in 2014 in a bid to stop the ...	The Irrawaddy, Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
23/08/2012	Myanmar in deforestation crisis Naypyitaw, Myanmar - Myanmar's forest coverage is down to only a fifth of the country's total ...	UPI.com
	< BACK TO TOP
09/07/2012	49 Thai loggers face prison in Burma Burmese border authorities in Kawthaung released 31 Thai citizens on Friday, but continue to detain 49 ...	The Irrawaddy, Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
06/07/2012	80 Thais arrested by Burma for logging At least 80 Thai citizens have been detained in prison in Kawthaung, southern Burma, after they were ...	The Irrawaddy, Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
23/04/2012	Forests in crisis as EU lifts sanctions on Myanmar/Burma Luxembourg - European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg today agreed to suspend sanctions against ...	Environmental News Service
	< BACK TO TOP
26/03/2012	UN food agency calls for measures to preserve natural teak forests The United Nations food agency today called for implementing measures to preserve natural teak forests, ...	UN News Centre
	< BACK TO TOP
20/12/2011	Deforestation, Mekong River's biggest threat The biggest threat the Mekong River's ecological system faces is not the controversial dam-building ...	China.org.cn
	< BACK TO TOP
15/12/2011	Little headway in Durban on deforestation: experts Brasilia - The UN's Durban conference on climate change failed to make enough headway in efforts ...	AFP
	< BACK TO TOP
08/12/2011	ASEAN justices reach common vision on environment Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed ...	IIFL
	< BACK TO TOP
22/08/2011	Deforestation causing landslides, says expert Large-scale deforestation has increased the risk of landslides in mountainous areas, a prominent academic ...	The Myanmar Times
	< BACK TO TOP
23/06/2011	Brunei forest loss among lowest in SE Asia Brunei's deforestation rate from 2005 to 2010 was among the lowest in Southeast Asia, according ...	The Brunei Times
	< BACK TO TOP
13/06/2011	Vice president highlights link between deforestation, poverty Degradation of the environment, particularly deforestation, has increased poverty in some areas of the ...	The Myanmar Times
	< BACK TO TOP
25/04/2011	Deforestation concerns in the delta Locals in the Irrawaddy Delta’s Bogalay township have expressed concerns about the environment ...	Democratic Voice of Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
22/04/2011	Timber smuggling ring busted in Sagaing New Delhi - A smuggling ring of more than 70 people, allegedly illegal traders in timber and forestry ...	The Irrawaddy
	< BACK TO TOP
07/02/2011	Climate change complicating malaria fight Deforestation and climate change have intensified the threat of malaria, bringing malaria-carrying mosquitoes ...	The Myanmar Times
	< BACK TO TOP
02/02/2011	The world's 10 most threatened forest hotspots As UN marks 2011 the International Year of Forests, Conservation International highlights forest ecosystems ...	Conservation International
	< BACK TO TOP
21/01/2011	Burmese troops sell illegal timber and bamboo to Bangladesh woodcutters Buthidaung - Burmese soldiers on the border fronteir are illegally selling timber and bamboo from the ...	Narinjara Independent Arakanese News Agency, Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
09/01/2011	DSI uncovers timber scam tied to Burma The Department of Special Investigation [Thailand] has impounded 75 million baht worth of smuggled timber ...	Bangkok Post, Thailand
	< BACK TO TOP
27/09/2010	World's largest tiger reserve clearcut for plantations Yangon, Myanmar - In August, Myanmar officials formally announced that the entire remote Hukawng Valley ...	Environment News Service
	< BACK TO TOP
24/07/2010	Timber seizure establishes Myanmar link Guwahati - Customs officials today formally completed the seizure process of the 42 railway wagonloads ...	The Assam Tribune, India
	< BACK TO TOP
18/07/2010	Myanmar works more on mitigation of deforestation Yangon - The Myanmar Foreign Ministry has held a workshop in Yangon on biodiversity and deforestation ...	iStockAnalyst
	< BACK TO TOP
07/06/2010	Army 'aiding' illegal Burma timber trade Up to 15 trucks laden with illegally logged timber are being smuggled from northern Burma through army ...	Democratic Voice of Burma
	< BACK TO TOP
26/01/2010	Malaysian timber products to use 'green lane' to EU Malaysia's timber products will use the "green lane" to the European market next year, ...	Business Times, Malaysia
	< BACK TO TOP
28/12/2009	Burma: Is that conflict timber on your patio? Importing Burmese timber is supposed to be illegal. So why are U.S. furniture dealers marketing "Burmese ...	Global Post
	< BACK TO TOP
19/11/2009	Nation vows to topple illegal timber trade The top forestry administrator of China, the world's biggest importer of timber, has urged nations ...	China Daily
	< BACK TO TOP
30/10/2009	The West fuels illegal Myanmar timber trade Bangkok - The United States may have imported $3.8 billion of illegal timber products from China last ...	The China Post
	< BACK TO TOP
20/10/2009	China urged to act on Burma timber Dramatic decrease in illegal timber trade between Burma and China but smuggling continues; China urged ...	OneWorld.net
	< BACK TO TOP
08/09/2009	Forest protection measures must cover whole region At first glance, Vietnam appears to be one of the few success stories when it comes to preventing destruction ...	Environmental Research Web
	< BACK TO TOP
08/06/2009	Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins Singapore - If a tree falls in one of Southeast Asia's rainforests, is smuggled overseas, made into ...	Reuters India
	< BACK TO TOP
12/05/2009	Timber smuggling continues in Manipur Ukhrul (Manipur) - Illegal cutting and smuggling of timber continued with impunity in Manipur's ...	DailyIndia.com
	< BACK TO TOP
06/05/2009	Seized log trucks shifted to Bamo Ruili (Mizzima) - Illegal logging trucks seized in the forests of Mansi Township, Kachin State started ...	Mizzima, Myanmar (Burma)
	< BACK TO TOP
09/04/2009	Shrinking forests: the many costs In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ...	Prism Webcast News
	< BACK TO TOP
08/02/2009	Last call for forests in Northern Burma Forests in Northern Burma, some of the last frontiers of Asia's rain forests, are facing a chronic ...	Mizzima.com (India)
	< BACK TO TOP
23/12/2008	Corrupt officials earning 100 million baht a month from illegal trade in Three Pagodas Pass, says HURFOM Corrupt regime officials and allied armed groups are earning at least 100 million baht per month taxing ...	Independent Mon News Agency (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
29/01/2008	Crackdown on Thai loggers Thailand - Burmese soldiers are set to arrest Thai loggers reported to be illegally taking timber in ...	The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
15/01/2008	Burmese timber legislation may be redundant The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) recently said the U.S. Senate passed an amendment ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
	< BACK TO TOP
19/11/2007	EU foreign ministers impose fresh sanctions on Myanmar Brussels - European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Myanmar's military ...
	< BACK TO TOP
03/11/2007	Burmese Gems, Timber Find Other Markets as US Increases Sanctions While the US enforces additional economic sanctions against Burma on gems and timber trade, highly prized ...	The Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
26/10/2007	Burmese teak sales continue despite boycott The EU boycott against Burmese timber will fail to stop Burmese teak garden furniture being stocked in ...	Cabinet Maker (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
20/10/2007	Asia: Deforestation Symptomatic of Corrupt Regimes Chiang Mai, Thailand - When a global anti-graft watchdog surveys the Asian landscape for corruption indicators, ...	Inter Press Service (Italy)
	< BACK TO TOP
18/10/2007	''The Role of Myanmar's Export Markets in Regime Survival'' U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari has begun a tour of Myanmar's neighbors to gain their support in putting ...	Power and Interest News Report (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
14/10/2007	Environmental Problems Loom in Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while ...	The Associated Press
	< BACK TO TOP
11/10/2007	Chinese loggers stripping Myanmar's ancient forests Nongdao, China In eight weeks the quiet narrow road that hugs Nongdao's sugarcane fields on the ...	AFP
	< BACK TO TOP
17/07/2007	Illegal trade in valuable lumber continues between Myanmar and China Every day 80 trucks cross the border unchecked to supply wood to Chinese factories. Environmentalists ...	AsiaNews.it (Italy)
	< BACK TO TOP
15/07/2007	Despite Chinese ban, Myanmar timber still crosses border Environmentalists in Myanmar have expressed their shock at seeing mountains of logs being transported ...	Raw Story (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
19/06/2007	Shan: Rare Tree Trade Aggravates Deforestation During the past ten years Shanland has become the center of an illegal timber trade between Burma and ...	UNPO (Netherlands)
	< BACK TO TOP
11/06/2007	China struggles to choke off illegal wood trade Danzhu Path, China - Vast pyramids of logs line the road up the Nu river valley, signalling the turnings ...	Reuters (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
06/06/2007	China, Myanmar to crack down cross-border lumbering Beijing, China - China would cooperate with Myanmar to prevent timber smuggling and other illegal activities ...	Zee News (India)
	< BACK TO TOP
05/06/2007	Burma Environmentalist Urges Junta Action on Deforestation A prominent Burmese environmentalist has called o n Burma's ruling junta to introduce cleaner development ...	The Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
21/02/2007	KIO Seeking Timber Export Rights from China The Kachin Independence Organization, Burma's northern-based ethnic ceasefire group, is seeking ...	The Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
24/01/2007	Authority Cracks Down on Illegal Timber Dhaka, Bangladesh - The Burmese military authority is attempting to crack down on illegal timber products ...	Narinjara News (Bangladesh)
	< BACK TO TOP
22/01/2007	Junta Crackdown on Illegal Logging in Arakan State The Burmese military government has cracked down on illegal logging in Taunggok Township of Arakan State ...	Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
14/10/2006	Two ships with cargoes of sawn timber detained; 17 foreigners and four Malaysians arrested The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two cargo ships containing 3,531,156 metric ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
	< BACK TO TOP
31/08/2006	20 Manipuris get 10-year jail terms in Myanmar New Delhi, India - A court in western Myanmar has sentenced 20 Indian nationals, arrested in May for ...	KanglaOnline (India)
	< BACK TO TOP
29/08/2006	Burma sentences 20 Indians to over 10 years prison term Burma - A township level court in Chin state in western Burma sentenced 20 Indian nationals, who were ...	Mizzima News (Burma)
	< BACK TO TOP
17/08/2006	Htoo Trading; only company with timber export license August 17, 2006- Ten trucks laden with timber on Wednesday night crossed the Sino-Burmese border from ...	Mizzima (Burma)
	< BACK TO TOP
04/08/2006	Myanmar to export timber to Thailand Myanmar's junta leaders asked Thailand to sign a government-to-government deal to import Myanmar ...	The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
04/08/2006	Concerns raised after Burma agrees to resume timber trade Burma has agreed in principle to resume timber trading with Thailand, a move that has triggered concerns ...	Bangkok Post (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
26/07/2006	Burmese teak imports anger conservationists Thailand - The decision to allow the import of teak logs from Burma through Chiang Rai has brought cries ...	The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
25/06/2006	Indians face trial in Myanmar Yangon, Burma: Twenty-one Indian nationals, including a six-year-old boy, will face a trial in a court ...	Times of India
	< BACK TO TOP
22/06/2006	Burma said to restrict border trading with Thailand Thailand - Border trading between Burma and Thailand has dropped dramatically in the past month because ...	Irrawaddy (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
18/06/2006	Myanmar returns Chinese held for illegal logging Myanmar has repatriated 427 Chinese who had been arrested in the country for illegal logging and illegal ...	Reuters (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
05/06/2006	Burma-Thailand Timber Trade Curbed Just two weeks after it was revealed that China had quietly halted multimillion dollar timber imports ...	The Irawaddy (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
01/06/2006	China cracking down on illegal timber from Myanmar Beijing, China - China has quietly cracked down on illegal timber imports from Myanmar, a rights group ...	Reuters (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
30/05/2006	Burmese teak found on sale at Chelsea Flower Show Wood exported from one of the world's most repressive regimes is available to buy at the UK's ...	Greenpeace (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
30/05/2006	China Blocks Timber Imports From Burma (Myanmar) China has clamped down on illegal logging in northern Burma by closing its border to the timber trade ...	Global Witness (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
27/05/2006	In Burma, the ancient teak forests are being ripped apart. In Chelsea, the banned wood is sold at the UK's top flower show Exhibitors at Britain's biggest garden show, the Chelsea Flower Show, are selling hardwood from ...	Independent (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
25/04/2006	Chinese authorities call timber workers out of Burma Chinese authorities have called on all Chinese workers to leave Burma in an attempt to contain illegal ...	Mizzima News (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
13/04/2006	Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
	< BACK TO TOP
08/04/2006	Big Red hiding wood Urged on by Western demand for its products, China feels free to ravage Burmese forests for its own greedy ...	The Standard (Hong Kong)
	< BACK TO TOP
01/04/2006	Chinese Companies Profit From Illegally Destroying Burma's Forests International environmental organizations say China's appetite for wood is fuelling illegal logging ...	Voice of America (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
23/03/2006	China cites illegal Burma logging Beijing - China on Thursday admitted that some of its companies and individual citizens are involved ...	Bangkok Post (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
12/03/2006	China trade helps keep Myanmar regime afloat RUILI, China - China has tossed an economic lifeline to the military regime of Myanmar, and the lifeline ...	Charleston Gazette (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
10/03/2006	China Pledges To Use Legal Burmese Timber Environmental groups are applauding the Chinese government's agreement with Burma to only use lawfully ...	China CSR
	< BACK TO TOP
08/03/2006	China must act on pledge to end illegal Burmese timber imports The Chinese government has finally pledged to act to address the rampant trade in illegal timber from ...	Global Witness (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
28/02/2006	China able to handle its timber demand It's false to say that China fells trees in other countries while protecting its own, said Cao Qingyao, ...	People's Daily Online (China)
	< BACK TO TOP
27/02/2006	China able to be self-reliant in timber consumption: SFA BEIJING -- China will be able to stand on its own feet to meet domestic demand for timber, the State ...	Xinhua (China)
	< BACK TO TOP
07/02/2006	No more teak forest in Shan State Myanmar - Logging in Shan State has been carried out by many ceasefire and business groups, it has been ...	Shan Herald Agency for News (Thailand)
	< BACK TO TOP
31/01/2006	Chinese loggers resume illegal harvest in Burma Last week the Chinese logging trucks were back on the road, feeding China's enormous appetite for ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
	< BACK TO TOP
29/01/2006	`Illegal` timber truckloads may be taken by govt IMPHAL, India: A total of 21 trucks loaded with teakwood from Myanmar will be confiscated by the state ...	Kangala Online (India)
	< BACK TO TOP
24/01/2006	Press Release - China border logjam The destructive logging and vast timber trade on the China-Burma border have come to a near halt over ...	Global Witness (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
16/01/2006	Burma, China in talks to end illegal logging, timber trade The Myanmar [Burmese] government is currently under negotiations with China to find ways to end the illegal ...	Myanmar Times (Burma)
	< BACK TO TOP
08/12/2005	The Plundering of Burma's Forests The clear cutting of tropical rainforest in lower Burma has occurred for many centuries, but it is only ...	UNPO (The Netherlands)
	< BACK TO TOP
16/11/2005	Eagle Eye: Trading deforestation China faces a deficit of 75 million cubic metres (m3) of wood to meet domestic needs and export industry ...	Central Chronicle (India)
	< BACK TO TOP
31/10/2005	China fuels illegal logging in Burma A new report, launched today by Global Witness at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Bangkok , ...	Mongabay (USA)
	< BACK TO TOP
31/10/2005	Black Mark for China Beijing must now accept that it has international as well as domestic responisbilities when it comes ...	Financial Times (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
19/10/2005	Illegal logging Exclusive footage from northern Burma where environmentalists claim rare timber's being plundered ...	Channel 4 News (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
18/10/2005	China aids Myanmar's illegal timber trade BANGKOK (AFP) - China knowingly aids trade in illegal timber from northern Myanmar worth around 300 million ...	Yahoo News
	< BACK TO TOP
18/10/2005	Burma's Missing Timber Millions: Destination China A new report, launched today by Global Witness at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Bangkok , ...	Global Witness (UK)
	< BACK TO TOP
18/10/2005	Burma's Junta Pays China in Timber for Protection BANGKOK - An environmental disaster unfolding along the border that military-ruled Burma shares with ...	Yahoo
	< BACK TO TOP
30/06/2005	Te Za Accused of Bribe to Secure Logging Deal Myanmar - Te Za, the head of Rangoon-based Htoo Trading Company, has been directly implicated in bribing ...	The Irawaddy (Burma)
	< BACK TO TOP
03/10/2004	EU heads to Asia summit deeply wary of Myanmar European nations hold two-yearly talks with Asia this week with profound divisions over military-run ...	ChannelNewsAsia
	< BACK TO TOP
24/08/2004	Timber Companies on New Burma 'Dirty List' Twenty-one companies involved in the timber industry are named and shamed in a new 'Dirty List' ...	The Burma Campaign
	< BACK TO TOP
06/03/2004	Lessons from the 'ramin war' Business Times report on the ramin trade conflict ...	Business Times
	< BACK TO TOP

PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
10/02/2012	Myanmar: same same, burn-out or great opportunity?	Kerstin Canby & Kevin Woods, Forest Trends
	< BACK TO TOP

EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Thursday 3rd May 2007	Media conference: Credit Suisse requested to pay 10 million US dollars compensation for Samling IPO Bruno Manser Fonds and the Society for Threatened Peoples are calling upon Credit Suisse, in anticipation ...
	< BACK TO TOP
Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
	< BACK TO TOP
Thursday 1st December 2005	Building Partnerships to Reduce Forest Conflict in Asia USAID, The Forests Dialogue and ARD Inc. convened international leaders from government, the private ...
	< BACK TO TOP