Displaced villagers in Myanmar at odds with UK charity over land conservation

Karen people in Tanintharyi region fear project to protect 800,000-acre area will cut them off from ancestral lands

A British conservation charity has become embroiled in a row with villagers displaced by civil war in Myanmar over plans to protect pristine forests housing wild Asian elephants, tigers and sun bears.

Fauna and Flora International (FFI) is helping to finance the $21m (15.8m) ridge to reef project, which is led by the UN's development programme and aims to protect up to 800,000 acres of the country's south-eastern Tanintharyi region from threats like poachers, loggers and palm oil companies.