Myanmar: This Forest in Myanmar Has Survived a 68-Year Civil War. Now Its Future Is Uncertain

Oct 1, 2017 | Gretchen Miller, ABC News
View Original

The Karen ethnic minority and their uniquely protected wilderness is just emerging from a 68-year civil war, with the self-titled Karen State and the Myanmar Army currently observing a ceasefire. While many Karen people live in refugee camps just inside Thailand, they also remain in their thousands in this area of Myanmar. The region is characterised by rich biodiversity and traditional culture. Perversely, the conflict actually preserved large areas of rainforest by making logging, poaching and development too dangerous.