Myanmar: CSOs Ask to Be Heard in Timber Trade Talks with China

Jan 12, 2016 | Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
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A network of some 150 civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for their voices to be heard in bilateral timber trade talks between Burma and China supported by Western aid agencies. The groups expressed concern about a lack of attention being paid to those who would be most affected by the projects, expected to benefit the Myanmar Timber Enterprise, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry that is in control of harvesting rights.