Fluorite Mining - Baan Huai Makok
Baan Huai Makok villagers are standing up against the fluorite mining project in order to avoid the serious consequences and protect nature and their livelihood the local communities.
Story by Indigenous Voices and Movement on Climate Change (R2S)
Story of Sgaw Karen
Location: Baan Huai Makok, Mae Hong Son
Baan Huai Makok is a Sgaw Karen community located in Mae Hong Son Province. The community is being affected by the fluorite mining project in Mae La Noi District. It is currently in the process of a public hearing for its Environmental Impact Assessment; EIA. The local community has experienced suffering from social and environmental damage caused by past mining activities in the province. Further mining activities will force indigenous peoples to engage in mining, stimulating environmental degradation and loss of natural resources that are vital for the local communities. To avoid these serious consequences and protect nature and their livelihood the local communities stand up against the industrial activities in this pristine area.
Right to Space, Right to Speak Ethnic Minority Voices on Climate Change
R2S explores major challenges that the ethnic minority people are facing in the climate change crisis through the destructive projects, laws, and policies that produce a long-lasting impact and result in a violation of the ethnic minority rights. The negative impact of the climate crisis and related policies affect such important areas as farming, food and land security, natural resources, biodiversity of ecosystems, water resources, and forests, as well as the livelihoods of the ethnic communities.
Being guided by their own culture and traditional wisdom, ethnic communities were always self-reliant and exercised moderate use of abundant natural resources. Since most of the ethnic communities come from minority groups, they do not have enough voices and platforms to raise up their challenges in public spaces.
R2S project is working to protect for the rights of the indigenous people and to create a platform to raise awareness on the impact of climate change, and advocate for accountability on the use of natural resources by other actors.
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Indigenous Voices and Movement on Climate Change (R2S)
R2S explores major challenges that the ethnic minority people are facing in the climate change crisis through the destructive projects, laws, and policies that produce a long-lasting impact and result in a violation of the ethnic minority rights.
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