THE VANISHING PADAUNG

​While indigenous peoples own, occupy, or use a quarter of the world's surface area, they safeguard 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity.

​Myanmar's Padaung have always had a precarious existence, but the next millennium will bring new challenges. Some will fight to maintain their traditional way of life; others will adapt and modernize or be absorbed by more dominant groups; others will probably die out, leaving only the faintest trace of what was once a fine culture.