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ASEAN Haze Map (see notes below)
Click here for Department of Environment Air Pollution Index (API)

Notes:

The hotspots depicted in the map are derived from the NOAA-18 satellite. Hotspots go undetected when the area is not covered in the satellite pass or under cloudy / overcast conditions.
The surface winds (depicted by arrows in the map) are valid for 0600 UTC on the date indicated in the map.The length of the arrow represents the relative wind speed - longer arrows correspond to stronger winds. Click here for corresponding 0630 UTC satellite picture.
This map is updated by 1000 UTC (6 pm SGT) daily.

Severe haze last year could have influenced climate change survey results: DPM Teo - 14 Apr, 2014
The severe transboundary haze which blanketed Singapore in June last year could have influenced the results of a recent survey on climate change, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament on Monday. Read more...

Equity remains low on the REDD+ policy agenda - 11 Apr, 2014
BOGOR, Indonesia (31 March 2014) — Government officials in forest-rich developing countries are more concerned about their nation being treated fairly in international negotiations on REDD+ than about fairness within their own territory, a media analysis of public discourses on REDD+ has found. Read more...

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Videos: Peatlands in Southeast Asia


Small farmers make the case for action on Climate Change (6:21)	Saving the Philippine Peatlands (9:34)	Bono Dancing - JP28 Band (4:40)	More videos >>

Photos


Aerial view of Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Malaysia	U Minh Thuong National Park, Viet Nam	Friends of Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest, Malaysia	More photos >>

Latest Publications

Peatlands and Climate Change in Southeast Asia
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Development of Financing and Incentive Options for Sustainable Mgmt of Peatland Forests in SEA (7.32MB)

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