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Roots and Resilience
By Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization • July 1, 2009The report focuses on the ecologically unique area of Keng Kham in Shan State, a community of 15,000 that was forcibly relocated over ten years ago; the majority have fled to Thailand. Today the estimated 3,000 that remain are managing to maintain their livelihoods and culture despite the constant threats of the Burma Army and the impending Tasang dam.
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Tags: Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization, Shan State, Tasang DamThis post is in: Business and Human Rights, Environmental and Economic Justice
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