8. ASEAN Co-operation and the Environment

Tay, Simon S. C.

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“…Given ASEAN's success in bringing down tariffs, an environmental standard seems achievable. Instead of meting out trade sanctions as punishment, economic incentives could be awarded to countries that comply with environmental standards (Tay, ) . This is exactly the modus operandi of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) programme, which uses forest carbon ‘as a standard to measure a country's performance in keeping its tropical forests intact and defines the financial rewards the country will receive’ (Astuti and McGregor, : 21).…”

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“…Furthermore, the various ‘haze plans’ drafted out during ministerial meetings, usually after major haze events (e.g. 1995 Co‐operation Plan on Transboundary Pollution; 1997 Regional Haze Action Plan) often failed to materialise or reap success (Tay, ). The 2002 Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution through sustainable development and increased monitoring (BBC News, ) has also fallen on deaf ears, largely because Indonesia did not ratify it until 2014 (Today Online, ).…”

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Southeast Asia's transboundary haze pollution: Unravelling the inconvenient truth

Zhang

Savage

2019

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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This paper examines the political intricacies inherent in the management of Southeast Asia's transboundary haze pollution. It argues for a scalar perspective in understanding the complexities of the haze problem. The so-called 'inconvenient truth' is unravelled by teasing out some issues in the national and regional political ecologies, and the challenges of synchronising co-operation at the national, regional and global scales. Discussion shows that the 'environment' takes on different meanings at each scale, and both Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to recognise this in order to engage more effectively with the transboundary environmental issue. Specifically, inadequate management of forest resources in Indonesia, ASEAN's principle of 'non-interference' and a lack of a holistic ecosystem perspective are amongst some of the interconnected issues addressed. The paper calls for a greater awareness of structural weaknesses in the management of forest resources and a change in ASEAN's environmental paradigm to a more holistic ecosystem perspective that prioritises not just environmental and human health, but also a healthy and sustainable ecosystem.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%