KNU land policy (English Version)

3.2.7 Carry out allocation of formal occupation and use rights in
transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that
are clear, accessible and understandable to all. Information in
applicable languages should be provided to all potential
participants. Newly allocated tenure rights should be recorded
with other existing tenure rights in a single recording system or
linked by a common framework.
Article 3.3 “Kaw” Lands
3.3.1 Land, forests, fisheries, water and other related natural resources
have social, cultural, spiritual, economic, environmental and
political value to indigenous peoples and other communities with
Kaw (customary tenure) systems. KNU Authorities must
recognize, respect and always take into account these nonmonetized
values for peoples and village communities with Kaw
tenure systems.
3.3.2 KNU Authorities must recognize and protect the legitimate tenure
rights of indigenous peoples and other communities with Kaw
systems. Such recognition should take into account the land,
forests, fisheries, water and other related natural resources that
are used exclusively by a community and those that are
shared.
3.3.3 Information on any such recognition must be well-publicized in
an accessible location, in an appropriate form that is
understandable and in applicable languages.
3.3.4 Indigenous peoples and other communities with Kaw systems
must not be forcibly evicted from ancestral lands.
3.3.5 In cooperation with the Central Land Committee and with the
28 Karen National Union (KNU)