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HKU Landscape Students Travel Along Thai-Myanmar Border

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University of Hong Kong (HKU) students studying landscape planning travelled in March for roughly 600 kilometers along the Thailand-Myanmar border between Chiang Mai and Mae Sot in Thailand. Students met with several environmental and human rights advocacy groups, academics, and communities regarding a series of controversial and long-delayed development projects along the border, including dams on the Salween and Yuam rivers, a coal mine concession in Chiang Mai province, industrial zones in Mae Sot, and the planned large-scale water diversion tunnel from the Salween to Chao Phraya basins.

The students, their instructor Ashley Scott Kelly, and teaching assistant Sandra Saw Yu Nwe thank International Rivers, The Border Consortium (TBC), Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN), EarthRights International (ERI), indigenous community groups, and academics from Chiang Mai University and Chulalongkorn University for helping make our visit a productive learning experience.

HKU landscape students on longboats within planned reservoir area on tributary of the Salween (Thanlwin/Nujiang) River, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
HKU landscape students on longboats within planned reservoir area on tributary of the Salween (Thanlwin/Nujiang) River, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Overlook at Omkoi district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Overlook at Omkoi district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Studio travel route (thick black line) from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Studio travel route (thick black line) from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with EarthRights International (ERI) at the Mitharsuu Center for Leadership and Justice, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with EarthRights International (ERI) at the Mitharsuu Center for Leadership and Justice, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN). By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN). By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
Community mapping discussion with Omkoi Women’s Group, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
Community mapping discussion with Omkoi Women’s Group, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with Mae Ngao indigenous people’s network, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with Mae Ngao indigenous people’s network, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with Tak Chamber of Commerce, Mae Sot, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
HKU landscape students meet with Tak Chamber of Commerce, Mae Sot, Thailand. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
Studio mid-term report developed and presented by students to organizations on the ground in northern Thailand, 2023.
Studio mid-term report developed and presented by students to organizations on the ground in northern Thailand, 2023.
Karen/Kayin State, Myanmar viewed from Tak province, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Karen/Kayin State, Myanmar viewed from Tak province, Thailand. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Mae La, Thailand’s largest refugee camp. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Mae La, Thailand’s largest refugee camp. By Ashley Scott Kelly, 2023.
Industrial enclaves along the Thai-Myanmar border. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.
Industrial enclaves along the Thai-Myanmar border. By Sandra Saw Yu Nwe, 2023.

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