Myanmar: Kachin Public Calls on KIO to Address Gold Mining Crisis

Jun 24, 2022 | Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw, Jaw Tu Hkawng, and Nu Nu Lusan, Frontier Myanmar
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Interviews with 12 villagers and seven members of Kachin civil society over the past six months for a series of articles on gold mining in Kachin State highlight an exacerbation of problems which have been reported by civil society groups since the early 2000s. These include a loss of land, the deterioration of social fabric, polluted water and eroded riverbanks. The interviews also reinforce a well-documented link between resource extraction and armed conflict.