Transboundary haze in Southeast Asia: What’s peat got to do with it?
Every few years, Southeast Asia is blanketed in a smoky haze when peat lands are burned to produce palm oil and pulpwood. Many in the region are affected by the resulting pollution and economic downturn, suffering from health issues and disrupted livelihoods.
Why is the transboundary haze problem so hard to tackle, and can shifts in consumer demand change anything? Produced in collaboration with data visualisation storytellers, Kontinentalist.
https://kontinentalist.com/stories/what-causes-transboundary-haze-in-southeast-asia
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Helena Varkkey
Associate Professor, Department of International and Strategic Studies
University of Malaya
Michelle Ann Miller
Senior Research Fellow
Asia Research Institute
National University of Singapore.
