{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mekong Region Land Governance","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mrlg.org\/vi\/","author_name":"Leonard Reyes","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mrlg.org\/vi\/author\/lreyes\/","title":"Understanding Customary Tenure in Diverse Settings in Myanmar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PZmyQ8kUFA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrlg.org\/vi\/publications\/understanding-customary-tenure-in-diverse-settings-in-myanmar\/\">Understanding Customary Tenure in Diverse Settings in Myanmar<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlg.org\/vi\/publications\/understanding-customary-tenure-in-diverse-settings-in-myanmar\/embed\/#?secret=PZmyQ8kUFA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Understanding Customary Tenure in Diverse Settings in Myanmar&#8221; &#8212; Mekong Region Land Governance\" data-secret=\"PZmyQ8kUFA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mrlg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-e1748856581464.png","thumbnail_width":1575,"thumbnail_height":1050,"description":"This publication presents findings from field research in Myanmar's Shan and Karen States and Magway Region, examining how customary tenure (CT) systems are evolving. It highlights how CT, often weakening and influenced by statutory tenure, faces pressure from land individualization. The study advocates strengthening CT for its social legitimacy and potential for more secure land tenure."}