At 5,485 square kilometers, Salween Peace Park is one of the largest and most complex Indigenous protected areas in the world. Nestled between the Thai and Burmese borders, the internationally acclaimed Park emerged through an Indigenous-led vision for peace amidst more than 70 years of conflict.
This video documents an exercise in representative democracy as carried out in Mutraw District in Karen State.
This briefing document provides an accessible overview of the Charter of the Salween Peace Park, in the autonomous Karen territory in Southeast Asia.
This is the Charter of the Salween Peace Park in the autonomous Karen territory in Southeast Asia. It sets out the intentions of the peace park, the governance mechanisms, and the role it plays in environmental integrity, cultural heritage, and ongoing reconciliation efforts.
This thesis critically examines the mobilization of Indigenous environmental relations and conservation politics to protect [...]