Thursday, April 26, 2012

NGO: lifting sanctions on Myanmar must lead to forestry reform

Mongabay: Following historic elections, many foreign powers have relaxed or lifted sanctions against Myanmar, also known as Burma. But the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warns that the end of sanctions presents Myanmar and the world with a choice: further plundering of the country's forests for outside markets or large-scale forestry reform. "After half a century of corruption and rule by the military and their business associates, Burma simply has no credible infrastructure through which we can...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0426-hance_myanmar_sanctions.html

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