Environmental Peacebuilding in Myanmar

Date & Time
Jun 17, 2026 | 11.00 - 12.30

Participants
Chair: Carol Sivpey-Te, PeaceNexus (Myanmar)
Sheila Htoo, Karen Environmental Social Action Network (Myanmar)
Zung Ting, Kachin Natural Resource Concern Group (Myanmar)
Jack Jenkins Hill, University College London (United Kingdom)

Panels: PeaceNexus: New Dimensions in Environmental Peacebuilding in Revolutionary and High-Intensity Conflict Settings in Myanmar Karen CSO Network: Building Peace from the Bottom Up Through Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) Karenni CSO Network: Developing A Revolutionary Environmental Administration in War-torn Karenni State Myanmar, often described as the site of the world’s longest-running civil war, has endured over seven decades of conflict. It is both highly resource-rich and one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. The 2021 military coup transformed the conflict, sparking a nationwide revolution and reshaping governance and resource management. Communities, civil society organizations (CSOs), and ethnic resistance organizations (EROs) have long developed pragmatic approaches linking environmental stewardship with peace, resilience, and resistance, yet Myanmar remains largely absent from global discussions on environmental peacebuilding. This panel brings together CSOs to explore environmental peacebuilding in revolutionary and high-intensity conflict settings. It will highlight case studies and initiatives from Myanmar.

Just Energy Transitions: Environmental Peacebuilding amid Conflict and Rare Earth Mining in Kachin

Zung Ting, Kachin Natural Resource Concern Group (Myanmar)

Moving Beyond Negative Peace and Working Towards Positive Peace: The Salween Peace Park as an Embodiment of Justice, Freedom, Equality, and Self-Determination for Karen Nation

Sheila Htoo, Karen Environmental Social Action Network (Myanmar)