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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution : ウィキペディア英語版 | ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution
The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution is a legally binding environmental agreement signed in 2002 by all ASEAN nations to reduce haze pollution in Southeast Asia. 〔ASEAN Secretariat. (ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution ). Extracted 12 October 2006〕 The Agreement recognises that transboundary haze pollution which result from land and/or forest fires should be mitigated through concerted national efforts and international co-operation. As of September 2014, all ten ASEAN countries have ratified the haze agreement.〔Indonesia Ministry of Environment.(). Extracted 23 September 2014〕 ==History== The agreement is a reaction to an environmental crisis that hit Southeast Asia in the late 1990s. The crisis was mainly caused by land clearing for agricultural uses via open burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Satellite images confirmed the presence of hot spots throughout Kalimantan/Borneo, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and several other places, with an estimated 45,000 square kilometres of forest and land burnt.〔Global Fire Monitoring Center. (The 1997-98 Air Pollution Episode in Southeast Asia Generated by Vegetation Fires in Indonesia ). Extracted 7 February 2014〕 Malaysia, Singapore and to a certain extent, Thailand and Brunei were particularly badly affected. The haze is nearly an annual occurrence in some ASEAN nations. Dangerous levels of haze usually coincide with the dry season 〔Jakarta Globe. (The 1997-98 Riau Haze Back Again as Dry Season Sets In ). Extracted 7 February 2014〕 from June to September when the southwest monsoon is in progress. Southwest monsoon winds shift the haze from Sumatra, Indonesia towards the Malay Peninsula and Singapore, sometimes creating a thick haze that can last for weeks.
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