Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia

Transboundary pollution from vegetation fires is a recurrent and highly politicised environmental problem in Southeast Asia. This paper is a critical synthesis of the policy response to the severe haze episodes of 1997/1998. It is based on a series of science–policy activities co-ordinated by the Gl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murdiyarso, Daniel, Lebel, L., Gintings, A.N., Tampubolon, S.M.H., Heile, A., Wasson, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19112
_version_ 1855523058372050944
author Murdiyarso, Daniel
Lebel, L.
Gintings, A.N.
Tampubolon, S.M.H.
Heile, A.
Wasson, M.
author_browse Gintings, A.N.
Heile, A.
Lebel, L.
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Tampubolon, S.M.H.
Wasson, M.
author_facet Murdiyarso, Daniel
Lebel, L.
Gintings, A.N.
Tampubolon, S.M.H.
Heile, A.
Wasson, M.
author_sort Murdiyarso, Daniel
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Transboundary pollution from vegetation fires is a recurrent and highly politicised environmental problem in Southeast Asia. This paper is a critical synthesis of the policy response to the severe haze episodes of 1997/1998. It is based on a series of science–policy activities co-ordinated by the Global Change Impacts Centre for Southeast Asia aimed at exploring land-use planning and management options to reduce the impacts of transboundary pollution from vegetation fires. We begin with a brief summary of what is known about the causes of the fires and haze, the composition and distribution of haze, and the main impacts. Policy options and instruments are considered at a range of levels, from local waste-wood management options and national land development strategies, through to regional and international institutions. In these analyses, we seek to understand the interaction of different interest groups and identify potentially complementary policies as well as likely tradeoffs. Ultimately, the aims of these activities are improvement of the public policy process and greater relevance of research activities and research-based knowledge.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace19112
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2004
publishDateRange 2004
publishDateSort 2004
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace191122025-01-24T14:12:43Z Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia Murdiyarso, Daniel Lebel, L. Gintings, A.N. Tampubolon, S.M.H. Heile, A. Wasson, M. land management land use planning air pollution smoke vegetation fires policies Transboundary pollution from vegetation fires is a recurrent and highly politicised environmental problem in Southeast Asia. This paper is a critical synthesis of the policy response to the severe haze episodes of 1997/1998. It is based on a series of science–policy activities co-ordinated by the Global Change Impacts Centre for Southeast Asia aimed at exploring land-use planning and management options to reduce the impacts of transboundary pollution from vegetation fires. We begin with a brief summary of what is known about the causes of the fires and haze, the composition and distribution of haze, and the main impacts. Policy options and instruments are considered at a range of levels, from local waste-wood management options and national land development strategies, through to regional and international institutions. In these analyses, we seek to understand the interaction of different interest groups and identify potentially complementary policies as well as likely tradeoffs. Ultimately, the aims of these activities are improvement of the public policy process and greater relevance of research activities and research-based knowledge. 2004 2012-06-04T09:09:08Z 2012-06-04T09:09:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19112 en Murdiyarso, D., Lebel, L., Gintings, A.N., Tampubolon, S.M.H., Heile, A., Wasson, M. 2004. Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia . Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104 (1) :47-56. ISSN: 0167-8809.
spellingShingle land management
land use planning
air pollution
smoke
vegetation
fires
policies
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Lebel, L.
Gintings, A.N.
Tampubolon, S.M.H.
Heile, A.
Wasson, M.
Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title_full Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title_fullStr Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title_short Policy responses to complex environmental problems: insights from a science-policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in Southeast Asia
title_sort policy responses to complex environmental problems insights from a science policy activity on transboundary haze from vegetation fires in southeast asia
topic land management
land use planning
air pollution
smoke
vegetation
fires
policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19112
work_keys_str_mv AT murdiyarsodaniel policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia
AT lebell policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia
AT gintingsan policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia
AT tampubolonsmh policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia
AT heilea policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia
AT wassonm policyresponsestocomplexenvironmentalproblemsinsightsfromasciencepolicyactivityontransboundaryhazefromvegetationfiresinsoutheastasia