Deal #5820
Myanmar
Created at
2017-11-23
Last update
2021-10-05
Former land owner (not by constitution)
Former land owner
Community, Indigenous people
Comment on former land owner
"This dam, if ever built, would inundate the ancestral birthplace of the ethnic Kachin people. Khon Ja, the coordinator of the Kachin Peace Network, told The Diplomat that “the dam would erode the lifeblood of the nation that sustains agriculture, fisheries, and livelihoods for millions.” (Fawthrop, 2019)
Former land use
Former land use
Smallholder agriculture, Shifting cultivation, Forestry, Conservation, Other
Comment on former land use
"This dam, if ever built, would inundate the ancestral birthplace of the ethnic Kachin people. Khon Ja, the coordinator of the Kachin Peace Network, told The Diplomat that “the dam would erode the lifeblood of the nation that sustains agriculture, fisheries, and livelihoods for millions.” (Fawthrop, 2019)
Former land cover
Former land cover
Forest land