ASEAN Transboundary Haze Public Forum in Bangkok

To avoid the recurrent transboundary haze, Greenpeace Southeast Asia and other civil societies in the region called on leaders attending the 35th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today, to act with urgency by putting an end to this environmental disaster that has been choking the environment, affecting the health of millions, and causing economic losses in Southeast Asia. The call was made at the public forum, titled ‘A Haze-Free ASEAN by 2020. Are We There Yet?’, organised by Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

The groups demanded ASEAN member states implement the legally binding Transboundary Haze Agreement of 2016, and enforce accountability especially as forest fires continue to occur and choke parts of Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore, Malaysia and even Thailand and the Philippines.