Since 1997, during the annual September to October period, South East Asia would be shrouded in a blanket of haze and smoke. The haze is a recurring and annual problem in South East Asia caused by forest fires raging in Indonesia due to the ¡°Slash and Burn¡± method of clearing land. This haze has a great impact, on human being¡¯s health; the tourism and the trading industry of the SE community; as well as the global environment.
The terrible haze in 2006 sparked off our research on the haze. We asked ourselves, ¡°Why is the haze occurring annually?¡± and ¡°How can we stop this situation?¡± With these questions in mind, we embarked on our project.
Our website, ¡°A Hazy Situation - be clear about it¡±, aims to provide people in South East Aisa and the entire global community with a holistic view of the annual haze situation, exploring it¡¯s history, causes, measurement and impact.
The following are our objectives:
- Investigate the past year Haze situation and the causes of it.
- Investigate the impacts of Haze on economy, health, tourism and recreation.
- Provide suggestions on how we can protect, prevent and prepare for the future Haze problem.
- Share our research findings and generate greater public awareness of the haze situation.
Our target audience is mainly the people in and around ASEAN countries, as well as anyone else who would like to learn about the haze situation.
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