Trans-Boundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia: Sustainability through Plural Environmental Governance

Md Saidul Islam, Yap Hui Pei and Shrutika Mangharam
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Md Saidul Islam: Division of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332
Yap Hui Pei: Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332
Shrutika Mangharam: Division of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: Recurrent haze in Southeast Asian countries including Singapore is largely attributable to rampant forest fires in Indonesia due to, for example, extensive slash-and-burn (S & B) culture. Drawing on the “treadmill of production” and environmental governance approach, we examine causes and consequences of this culture. We found that, despite some perceived benefits, its environmental consequences include deforestation, soil erosion and degradation, global warming, threats to biodiversity, and trans-boundary haze pollution, while the societal consequences comprise regional tension, health risks, economic and productivity losses, as well as food insecurity. We propose sustainability through a plural coexistence framework of governance for targeting S & B that incorporates strategies of incentives, education and community resource management.

Keywords: slash-and-burn; environmental governance; haze; Indonesia; plural coexistence; global warming; Singapore (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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