Sources: New Light of Myanmar, Myanmar Times, Irrawaddy, Mizzima, Weekly 

The Hugawng Valley Tiger Reserve was designated by the Myanmar Government with the support of the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society in 2001 in order to preserve habit for a shrinking tiger population. The reserve was expanded in 2004 to encompass as area of 21,890 square kilometers ( 8,452 square miles ), roughly the size of the US state of Vermont.

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Burma’s government is using the promise of development as a key component in its current peace negotiations with armed   ethnic organizations, proposing ceasefire first, then development, and finally a national political agreement. This process has  been tried before in Kachin State with disastrous consequences

This report summarizes findings from seven years of research and demonstrates that the Kachin experience should serve as a warning to other ethnic groups attempting peace through a similar process. Without a political resolution first, there can be no just or sustainable development of Burma.      

       The newsletter was published in May 2012.

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The Irrawaddy Myitsone Dams Project plans to build seven mega dams on the Irrawaddy and its main source rivers, the N’mai and Mali, to export electricity to China. All of these dams will cause irreparable environmental destruction, unpredictable water surges and shortages, and inflict social and economic damage to the millions who depend on the Irrawaddy. Thousands of Kachin villagers will also be forced to relocate. In order to Save the Irrawaddy, Burma Rivers Network calls to STOP all the seven dams.

The newsletter was published in November 2011.

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Following Thein Sein’s announcement on September 30 that construction of the Irrawaddy Myitsone dam would be suspended, villagers living near the project are living in a state of uncertainty and fear as there is no evidence on the ground that the dam project has indeed been suspended. KDNG has been monitoring the Irrawaddy Myitsone Dams Project since 2005 and provides this brief update based on research conducted just before and after the suspension announcement.

The report was published on October 14, 2011.

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The Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in Kachin State was declared by the Burmese Government in 2001 with the support of the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society. In 2004 the reserve’s designation was expanded to include the entire valley of 21,890 square kilometers (8,452 square miles), making it the largest tiger reserve in the world. Today a 200,000 acre mono-crop plantation project is making a mockery of the reserve’s protected status.

The report was published in Auguest 2010.

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An update on open local resistance to the seven dams that China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) is building on the Irrawaddy, N'mai and Mali rivers in Burma's northern Kachin State. The booklet describes the construction activity at the Chibwe dam site and the imminent forced relocation of 15,000 villagers for the construction of the Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam. The booklet includes excerpts from open letters to Burma's military junta and the full text of a letter to CPI.

It was publish in October 2009.

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The jade mines of Hpakant in Burma’s northern Kachin State have long been notorious for high rates of drug addiction and HIV infection. What is less known, thanks to the military regime’s strict control of information from this remote area, is the collusion by the authorities in the narcotics trade.

This report was published in June 2009.

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The authors of this report call on individuals – global consumers, visitors to China, Olympic spectators, and Olympic athletes – to boycott the sale of Burma’s blood jade. The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the government of the People’s Republic of China should take immediate action to curb the global trade in blood jade, beginning by ending their promotion of jade products from Burma.

The report was published in August 2008.

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The report outlines the potential impacts of the first dam on Burma’s Irrawaddy River, including the displacement of 10,000 people, livelihood destruction, and threats to the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. A timeline and profiles of the companies involved in the project are included as well as a description of the six other dams planned for the N’Mai and Mali rivers.

The report was published in October 2007.

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