regional NGOs with an environmental focus. Currently consisting of 29 NGO members with a range of experience and skills, MERN is dedicated to being a leader on environmental challenges in Myanmar.
From forestry and environmental policy development, to community improvement, capacity building, and social mobilization,
agriculture, livestock and fisheries, as well as social infrastructure projects, our members are engaged with
improving many aspects of Myanmar's environment and society.Formed in 2009
with the funding of the Pyoe Pin Program (supported by Department for International Development - DFID and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – SIDA), up until now, MERN has facilitated and
coordinated its members with support of different donor organizations.
Recent Posts
States And Regions Visual Consultation Workshops For Development of FAO-EU FLEGT Work Programme (2020-2021)
November 12, 2020
Presenting FLEGT background in Myanmar by U Myo Min, Advisor of MFPTMA (Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchants Association) Since September 25, 2020, MERN has been facilitating to Multi-stakeholder groups for development of FAO-EU FLEGT...
Special Report: Civil Society Increasingly Shapes Forest Laws In The Mekong Region
September 3, 2020
Illustration by RECOFTC Five Mekong countries are opening up decision-making processes to civil society as they reform policies and laws governing forests. Civil society increasingly shapes forest laws in the Mekong region with the...
Project Inception and CF Networking Meeting in Kayin State
January 17, 2020
Group discussion on Community Forest Networking It has been reaching four years since 2017, Voices for Mekong Forests (V4MF) project was implemented in Tanintharyi Dawna landscape with the support of European Union. Earliest this year...
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