Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) is a Burmese NGO established in the capital city Yangon. The organization aims to promote awareness and conserve natural diversity. In regards to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development it remains as the leading force in Burma. Their conservation programs are implemented through community development, research activities, education and outreach, advocacy for biodiversity conservation and protected area management plans.
***Categories: Individuals, Organizations
Forest Resource Environment Development and Conservation Association
FREDA is a non-political, non-profit NGO in the forestry sector of Myanmar. Founded in 1996, FREDA is composed of over 400 members from a wide variety of expertise such as comprising foresters, botanists, agronomists, zoologists, veterinary scientists, hydro-geologists, engineers, timber businessmen, journalists, artists, etc. The organization aims to regulate climate change and environmental deterioration in Myanmar through active participation in sustainable forest management, proper land use practices and community development of local communities.
***Categories: Individuals, Communities
Friends of Wildlife
Friends of Wildlife (FOW) was established in 2007 by a passionate group of people committed to wildlife conservation in partnership with local communities. Their mission is to work with government, national and international non-government organizations, local communities, and universities to protect Myanmar’s highly threatened wildlife and its habitat, particularly those species that are endemic to, and can only be protected in Myanmar. Friends of Wildlife aims to achieve its mission through interventions that include livelihood diversification, environmental education, community participation, research and surveying species for conservation, and public outreach.
***Categories: Environmental Education, NGOs, Wildlife Conservation
Mangrove Service Network
Mangrove Service Network (MSN) works with local communities and organizations in Myanmar to promote environmental conservation, community development and disaster risk reduction. The organization’s mission to help rural communities strengthened their capacity to protect the environment and approach climate disasters. MSN is dedicated to restoring and protecting mangrove forests, and has successfully produced 1.65 million mangrove seedlings from the nursery and established a 1880 acre mangrove plantation. The organization also hopes to increase environmental awareness through training, workshops, and educational materials.
***Categories: Conservation, Sustainable Development
Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-Conservation Network
MERN is a local environmental NGO network that currently consists of 29 diverse NGO members. They work on programs and projects related to livelihoods, environmental protection and sustainable development. MERN also emphasizes coordination, networking, awareness raising, capacity building and policy advocacy. MERN is dedicated to be a leader on Myanmar environmental challenges from forestry and environmental policy development, to community improvement, capacity building, and social mobilization, agriculture, livestock and fisheries, as well as social infrastructure projects.
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Promotion of Indigenous and Nature Together
The Promotion of Indigenous and Nature Together (POINT) was established due to the lack of indigenous led organizations working for indigenous issues in Myanmar. The organization aims to promote the rights of indigenous peoples and spread environmental awareness. POINT works with indigenous communities to advocate for sustainable development and effective natural resource management. The organization educates people about various topics including the role of indigenous peoples responding to climate change, indigenous women’s rights, land ownership rights, and shifting cultivation practices of indigenous people.
***Categories: Environmental Awareness, Indigenous Rights
Thant Myanmar
Thant Myanmar is a Myanmar organization born out of a movement to fight plastic pollution. It registered in February 2019 as a non-profit company continuing its campaigns and public awareness raising but also doing contractual work around the topic of waste management, research, development of toolkits and guides for those willing to be part of the fight for a more sustainable future. Now Thant Myanmar’s partners range from the European Union to UN programs, NGOs and private sector industries developing waste reduction efforts in their specific industry. Community SWM is at the heart of their mission to reduce waste, combining grass root initiatives with a structured method for sustained waste collection and community funding. Building on this basic structure, the organization works on more challenging topics like, plastic reduction, informal sector integration, waste segregation and treatment.
***Categories: Waste Management, Sustainability
National Organizations
