What is MERN?

Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-conservation Network (MERN) is a national network of local and 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.

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Insightful Summary of 8/2024 CE-TEP held on 5 October 2024

October 8, 2024

Dr. Aung Myat San delivered an insightful talk on “Climate Action Mangrove Restoration: Opportunities and Challenges” at the CE–TEP event, attended by 51 participants. He highlighted a forestry sector pilot project on carbon storage and sale agreements, sharing insights on the opportunities and challenges from these climate change initiatives. 📢 If you are not yet a member of CE–TEP, we encourage you to join by filling out the membership form through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sharing For further details regarding the program, please contact us at the following: ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE–TEP Team: 09264542041 🌳 Stay updated with CE–TEP by following MERN’s Website http://mernmyanmar.org, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313, Telegram Channel https://t.me/cetep2024 , and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE–TEP Team

Invitation to 8/2024 Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform – CE-TEP

October 3, 2024

Dear individuals/organisations working on environmental conservation and climate change, 8/2024 CE–TEP session, which will take place as follows: Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Speaker: Dr. Aung Myat San    Topic: “Climate Action Mangrove Restoration: Opportunities and Challenges” Abstract: The presentation will begin with important role of mangroves in climate change mitigation. It will introduce a brief of Mangrove restoration projects in Myanmar under Verified Carbon Standard-VCS and the opportunity of sustainable financing mechanism for the community centered mangrove restoration. It will share the key requirements for the implementation of VCS projects. It will brief the major activities of mangrove VCS projects. It will also present the contribution of Mangrove Restoration VCS projects to the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. The presentation will also highlight the challenges of VCS project implementation. It will conclude with suggestion to implement VCS projects at any sectoral scope for the climate change mitigation. Key Points: To introduce the mangrove restorations VCS projects implemented by WIF To brief the process and requirements of mangrove restoration VCS projects To highlight opportunities and challenges of implementing mangrove restoration VCS projects Proposed Recommendations: Potential of other VCS projects in Myanmar Mangrove restoration and community development activities Potential of community forestry to be integrated in VCS projects 🌳Event Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86032107981?pwd=w1P0R3r7Ubfl8fByJhwM9Stsv50bGa.1 🌳Meeting ID: 860 3210 7981 🌳Passcode: 974524 📢 If you are not yet a member of CE–TEP, we encourage you to join by filling out the membership form through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sharing For further details regarding the program, please contact us at the following: ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE–TEP Team: 09264542041 🌳 Stay updated with CE–TEP by following MERN’s Website http://mernmyanmar.org, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313, Telegram Channel https://t.me/cetep2024 , and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE–TEP Team

Insightful Summary of the key discussions and recommendations from the 7/2024 CE-TEP Event held on 21 September 2024.

September 25, 2024

Professor Dr. Myo Kywe delivered an engaging talk on ‘The Role of Universities in Addressing Climate Change Issues,’ which was attended by 55 participants. The session emphasized the essential role of universities in tackling climate challenges through research, innovation, and education, empowering future generations to lead sustainable change. 📢 If you are not yet a member of CE–TEP, we encourage you to join by filling out the membership form through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sharing For further details regarding the program, please contact us at the following: ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE–TEP Team: 09264542041 🌳 Stay updated with CE–TEP by following MERN’s Website http://mernmyanmar.org, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313, Telegram Channel https://t.me/cetep2024 , and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE–TEP Team

Invitation to Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform – CE-TEP

September 17, 2024

Dear individuals/organisations working on environmental conservation and climate change, 🌳 The Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-conservation Network (MERN) is organising the “ Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform – CE-TEP to facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge, and technical experiences among individuals and organisations involved in environmental conservation and climate change mitigation efforts. We cordially invite you to participate in the 7/2024 session, which will take place as follows: Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Speaker: Professor Dr. Myo Kywe Topic: “The Role of Universities in Addressing Climate Change Issues” 🌳Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84021816638?pwd=40RARab9XXZlvMMCVbFj96Jj3meJoX.1 🌳Meeting ID: 840 2181 6638 🌳Passcode: 289020 📢 If you are not yet a member of CE-TEP, we encourage you to join by filling out the membership form through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sharing For further details regarding the program, please contact us at the following: ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 🌳 Stay updated with CE-TEP by following MERN’s Website http://mernmyanmar.org, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313, Telegram Channel https://t.me/cetep2024 , and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE-TEP Team Download Here Prensentation & Document File

Summary of the 6/2024 CE-TEP held on 7 September 2024 (03:00 pm to 05:00 pm)

September 11, 2024

A talk on the topic “ Bioenergy Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability ” delivered by Dr. Chaw Chaw Sein was attended by 48 participants. 📢 If you are not yet a member of CE-TEP, we encourage you to join by filling out the membership form through the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sharing For further details regarding the program, please contact us at the following: ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 🌳 Stay updated with CE-TEP by following MERN’s Website http://mernmyanmar.org, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313, Telegram Channel https://t.me/cetep2024 , and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE-TEP Team Download Here PPT File

Invitation to Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform – CE-TEP

September 3, 2024

☘☘ရာသီဥတုနှင့် ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ဆိုင်ရာ နည်းပညာဖလှယ်ခြင်းရပ်ဝန်း အစီအစဥ်သို့ တက်ရောက်ကြပါရန် ဖိတ်ကြားခြင်း☘☘ သို့/ လေးစားအပ်ပါသော ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးနှင့် ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှု ဆိုင်ရာ ဆက်စပ်လုပ်ငန်းများကို ဆောင်ရွက်နေသော သူများ/အဖွဲ့များ ခင်ဗျား – 🌳MERN (Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-conservation Network) သည် ပတ်ဝန်းကျင် ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးနှင့် ရာသီဥတု ပြောင်းလဲမှုလျော့ချနိုင်ရေးကို ဆောင်ရွက်နေသူများ/ အဖွဲ့များအကြားတွင် လည်းကောင်း သတင်းအချက်အလက်၊ အသိပညာနှင့် နည်းပညာ အတွေ့အကြုံများ ဖလှယ်နိုင်စေရန် ရည်ရွယ်၍ “ရာသီဥတုနှင့် ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ဆိုင်ရာ နည်းပညာဖလှယ်ခြင်း ရပ်ဝန်း” (Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform – CE-TEP) ကို ဆောင်ရွက်လျက်ရှိပါသည်။ သို့ဖြစ်ပါ၍ (၆/၂၀၂၄) အကြိမ် အနေဖြင့် နေ့ရက် – ၂၀၂၄ ခုနှစ်၊ စက်တင်ဘာလ (၇) ရက် (စနေနေ့) တွင် အချိန် – နေ့လည် ၃:၀၀ မှ ၅:၀၀ နာရီအထိ မျှဝေမည့်ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် – Dr. Chaw Chaw Sein မှ ခေါင်းစဉ် – “Bioenergy Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability” ကို မျှဝေပေးသွားမည် ဖြစ်ပါသဖြင့် စိတ်ပါဝင်စားသူများ တက်‌ရောက်ပေးကြပါရန် လေးစားစွာ ဖိတ်ကြားအပ်ပါသည်။ 🌳Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86938432285?pwd=IcZqY5R26joOAWC2sms4Ca4IaYd5Tz.1 🌳Meeting ID: 869 3843 2285 🌳Passcode:  629885 📢CE-TEP တွင် Member အဖြစ်မဝင်ရသေးပါကလဲ အောက်တွင် ဖော်ပြထားသော Google form တွင် Member အဖြစ်ဝင်ရောက်ကြပါရန် ဖိတ်ကြားအပ်ပါတယ်။ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rT1W_HnoIEXhMy1zHUdjpoWxMURsR7N4e2qmjylJbu0/edit?usp=drive_link 🌳🌳အစီအစဉ်နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ အသေးစိပ်သိရှိလိုသည်များရှိပါက အောက်ပါ Email နှင့် ဖုန်းနံပါတ်များကို ဆက်သွယ်၍ မေးမြန်းနိုင်ပါတယ်။ ✉Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358; CE-TEP Team – 09264542041 CE- TEP နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ သတင်းအချက်အလက်များကို အချိန်နှင့်တပြေးညီ သိရှိစေရန် MERN Website – http://mernmyanmar.org/, LinkedIn Page linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313 , TelegramGroup https://t.me/cetep2024 နှင့် Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL တို့ကို Follow& Join ပြုလုပ်ပေးထားကြပါရန် အတွက်လည်း တိုက်တွန်းနှိုးဆော်အပ်ပါသည်။ ကျေးဇူးတင်လျက် MERN CE-TEP Team

Summary of the 5/2024 CE-TEP held on 24 August 2024 (03:00 pm to 05:00 pm)

August 27, 2024

📢 If you are not yet a member of CE-TEP, we invite you to join by filling out the Google form linked below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfvthK4e0qqrFylnv_0LvuA1Hm1VvVmAQkT_cuXojzz7b5Ug/viewform?usp=sf_link 🌳🌳 If you need further details about the program, please feel free to contact us via the following email and phone numbers: ✉ Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com ☎ Phone/Viber: Admin Officer: 09456999119, 09797358140 CEO: 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 ☘☘ To stay up-to-date with information about CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our Telegram Group https://t.me/cetep2024, LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/mern-network-90696b313/, and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mernmyanmar?mibextid=ZbWKwL. Thank you, MERN CE-TEP Team Download Here PPT File

☘️☘️ Invitation to Attend the Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform ☘️☘️

August 21, 2024

To: Respected Individuals/Organizations Engaged in Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Initiatives 🌳 MERN (Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-conservation Network) is organizing the “Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform” (CE-TEP) to facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge, and technical expertise among those working in environmental conservation and climate change mitigation. Therefore, we cordially invite interested participants to attend the 5th session of 2024, which will be held as follows: Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Presenter: U Tun Tun Zaw Topic: “Mangrove & Climate Change: Ecological Mangrove Restoration” Please join us if you are interested. 🌳Meeting Link: Zoom Meeting 🌳Meeting ID: 865 6186 5558 🌳Passcode: 855119 📢If you are not yet a member of CE-TEP, we invite you to join by completing the Google form linked below: Join CE-TEP 🌳🌳For further information about the program, please feel free to contact us via the following Email or Phone numbers: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140 CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team – 09264542041 We also encourage you to follow and join our MERN Website – MERN Website, LinkedIn Page – LinkedIn, Telegram Group – Telegram Group, and Facebook Page – Facebook Page to stay updated on CE-TEP activities. Thank you MERN CE-TEP Team    

4/2024 CE-TEP Event

August 14, 2024

 On Saturday, August 10, 2024, Dr. Wah Wah Htun delivered a presentation titled “The Role of Climate Smart Agriculture in Building Resilience” as part of the CE-TEP Event Series 4/2024. The session, held on the Zoom platform, was attended by 52 participants who engaged in a valuable discussion on how climate-smart agriculture can contribute to resilience-building. For further details or inquiries regarding the event, please feel free to reach out through the following contact information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay updated with the latest information on CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team   Download Here PPT File

3/2024 CE-TEP Event

August 14, 2024

On Saturday, July 27, 2024, Professor Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein delivered a presentation titled “Water – At the Center of Climate Action” as part of the CE-TEP Event Series 3/2024. The session, held on the Zoom platform, was attended by 58 participants, who engaged in an insightful discussion on the crucial role of water in climate action. For more details or inquiries regarding the event, please feel free to reach out through the following contact information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay updated with the latest information on CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team Download Here PPT File

2/2024 CE-TEP Event

August 13, 2024

On Saturday, July 13, 2024, U Kyaw Moe Aung delivered a presentation titled “Navigating Climate Change: Historical Governance, Current Challenges, and the Shift from Donor Dependency to Sustainable Climate Finance” as part of the CE-TEP Event Series 2/2024. The session, held on the Zoom platform, was attended by 71 participants, who engaged in a thoughtful discussion on these pressing issues. For further details or inquiries regarding the event, please feel free to reach out through the following contact information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay updated with the latest information on CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team     Download Here PPT File  

1/2024 CE-TEP Event

August 13, 2024

On Saturday, June 29, 2024, U Htun Paw Oo delivered a presentation titled “Urgent Need for Innovative Strategies in Environmental Conservation” as part of the CE-TEP Event Series 1/2024, hosted via Zoom. The session was attended by 53 participants, who engaged in a meaningful discussion on the topic. For more details or inquiries regarding the event, please feel free to reach out through the following contact information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay updated with the latest information on CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team       Download Here PPT File

Online Discussion For CE-TEP Event

August 13, 2024

On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Professor U Ohn Lwin, MERN’s Climate & Environmental Advisor, led an online discussion to provide more insight into CE-TEP for MERN network members, partner organizations, and other interested parties. The session aimed to gather their perspectives, suggestions, and long-term plans related to CE-TEP, fostering a collaborative environment for feedback and idea-sharing. For further details or inquiries about the initiative, please feel free to reach out through the following contact information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay updated with the latest information on CE-TEP, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team

CE-TEP Launching Event

August 13, 2024

  Dear Members of the MERN Network, Partner Organizations, and Environmental and Climate Change Stakeholders: We are excited to announce the launch of the “Climate and Environment Technical Exchange Platform (CE-TEP),” a collaborative initiative designed to enhance the exchange of information, knowledge, and technical expertise among those dedicated to environmental conservation and climate change mitigation. This platform was officially launched on Saturday, June 15, 2014, and is intended to serve as a valuable resource for professionals and organizations committed to these critical issues. For further details or inquiries about the initiative, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the following information: Email: mern.myanmar@gmail.com Phone/Viber: Admin Officer – 09456999119; 09797358140; CEO – 09448016358 CE-TEP Team: 09264542041 To stay informed and up-to-date with CE-TEP’s latest news and developments, we encourage you to follow and join our online communities on: LinkedIn: MERN Network Telegram: CE-TEP Group Facebook: MERN Myanmar Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our shared mission. Best regards, MERN CE-TEP Team  

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