"Singapore is calling on Indonesia to name the companies behind the illegal forest burning which has caused serious haze pollution this week across the Republic.
In a joint statement, both Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam and Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said they had spoken to their Indonesian counterparts to express their concern about the worsening haze situation.
Both Ministers had asked Indonesia to share the names of errant companies involved in illegal burning, as an Indonesian Forestry Ministry official had said that Malaysian and Singapore palm oil companies that had invested in Indonesia may be responsible for starting the fires in Riau."
http://www.eco-business.com/news/name-and-shame-companies-behind-haze-singapore/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EB+June+19th+2013+Newsletter&utm_content=EB+June+19th+2013+Newsletter+Version+B+CID_6c288c8aa42ab5a5a9d0df6b463e32cf&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=READ%20FULL%20STORY
I think there are practical solutions for changing these polluting and wasteful land clearing practices (and assuming they are legal!). Managed trench combustion has been demonstrated by Nik Foidl in central & south America to produce biochar for localized soil amendment.
Previous posts on this issue...
http://sea-biochar.blogspot.com/2011/10/regional-haze-issue-slash-char-solution.html
http://sea-biochar.blogspot.com/2009/07/ibi-support-for-south-east-asian.html
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How corruption is fuelling Singapore's haze: I've updated this post with a new report Co/ Eco-Business
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