#haze 新闻
The Malaysian winner of the Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List says channeling hope and anger into meaningful action is how every Southeast Asian can help protect a region disproportionately affected by climate change.
Legal experts say adopting a legally binding environmental rights framework is crucial to hold businesses accountable for the impact they have on ecosystems and public health.
Funding for palm oil plantation expansion provided by MUFG's Indonesian subsidiary led to haze pollution from converted peatlands in South Sumatra, in breach of the bank's sustainability policy, analysis by Rainforest Action Network finds. In response, MUFG only said it conducts "rigorous" assessments of its palm oil clients.
Bhavreen Kandhari is the co-founder of a network of Indian mothers demanding clean air for their children.
#haze 观点
Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India.
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.
Air pollution is a 'silent killer', say former New Zealand PM and former WHO chief scientist.
Both countries must address a lack of awareness among farmers, limited access to machinery and sticking to traditional practices. International funding can better equip these efforts.
#haze 视频
Indonesia has made significant progress in fighting the fires caused by slash-and-burn forestry that choke Southeast Asia annually with toxic air pollution. Eco-Business spoke to the chair of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) about what it will take to put the fires out permanently.
粮食和农业
Freedom from Fire
In a bid to prevent another haze crisis, Indonesian agribusiness firms have developed innovative ways to work with communities to stop burning land. Here's how the fire free village programme is tackling the issue, one village at a time.
碳与气候
Indonesia on fire
Scientists from Center for International Forestry Research explain the causes and effects of burning peatlands as they visit Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.
From Greenpeace's drones to NASA's satellites, eyes in the sky are revealing the extent of forest fires in Southeast Asia. The bad news: southern New Guinea is now also a hotspot.
#haze 播客
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
EB工作室
Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.
#haze 新闻发布稿
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Asean, dialogue partners scale up collaboration for sustainable development
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Singapore set to expand chain of custody certification and responsible sourcing of forest products
