The ASEAN Haze Portal was developed as an online platform/repository that serves as the ASEAN knowledge management platform on sustainable peatland and haze management. The platform serves as a repository of knowledge products on peatlands and haze in ASEAN including training materials from capacity building activities organised under ASEAN Peatland Projects. These materials are developed by ASEAN Peatland Partners and made available for ASEAN Member States and other relevant stakeholders.
| Event | Project/Implementor | Materials |
| Scope: Regional FDRS Adaptation, Map Service Development and Interpretation 5-6 December 2023 | Project: MAHFSA Collaboration with Malaysian Meteorological Department, MET Malaysia | FDRS Adaptation, Web Map Service Development and Interpretation |
| Scope: National A technical seminar on the problems and health effects of smoke caused by open burning activities and forest fires for related sectors and group of people affected by air pollution 19 October 2023 | Project: MAHFSA With contribution from Department of Water Resources (DWR), Department of Environment, and Natural Resource and Environment Research Institute (NRERI) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE); University of Health Sciences Lao PDR; and World Health Organization (WHO) Lao PDR Office | Available in Laotian: Lesson on management of charcoal mud soil in Pathumphon District, Champasak Provinces Monitoring, Prevention and Control of Wildfires The Effect of Waste Burning in the Open Area Smog Pollution in Lao PDR Management of Coal mud in Lao PDR Monitoring and evaluation of hotspot in Lao PDR Available in English: Air Pollution: Health Impacts, Air Quality Standards and Country Support Exchange Topic: Grill workers and Air Pollution in Vientiane Capital: Explore, Health Effects, and Gender Disparities |
| Scope: Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Community-based Fire Prevention, Sustainable Livelihood and Paludiculture Practice in Riau, Indonesia 8-11 August 2023 | Project: MAHFSA Implementor: Yayasan Gambut and Badan Riset and Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), Indonesia | Available in English: Community Sustainable Livelihood Land Use on Peat Community-Based Peatland Fire Prevention and Control Tropical Peatlands: Conservation and Restoration Paludiculture: A Productive Use of Peatland Restoration Available in Bahasa Indonesia: Pemanfaatan dan Penghidupan Masyarakat yang Berkelanjutan pada Lahan Gambut Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Kebakaran Lahan Gambut Berbasis Masyarakat |
| Scope: National Training course on community capacity building program for sustainable management of forest and peatlands in the Lower Mekong Delta, Vietnam 12-14 July 2023 | Project: MAHFSA The materials prepared by Vietnam National University | Available in Vietnamese: Overview of Peatland and Peatland Resources Functions and Values of the Peatlands Carbon Storage of Peatlands and CO2 absorption of peatland forests Green Contract Community Role in Sustainable Forest Management Support Livelihood development activities for local communities living in the buffer zone Forest Fire, haze pollution and damage caused to people |
| Scope: Regional Webinar – 2023 El Niño Season and Transboundary Haze (Online) 11 May 2023 | Project: MAHFSA With contribution from ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC); MET Malaysia, Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) Thailand; Pollution Control Department (PCD) Thailand; National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore; ADPC, SERVIR SEA; and Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) Indonesia | Weather and Haze Outlook for ASEAN Region in the Upcoming El Niño (ASMC) Theme 1: Early Warning System in ASEAN Mekong Region Early Warning System (FDRS) and its coordination Impacts and Lessons from Recent Fires and Transboundary Haze in Northern ASEAN ASEAN guidelines on Peatland Fire Management Preparation from ADPC on El Niño for ASEAN Region Implementing measures to prevent fires and transboundary haze |
| Scope: National Training of Trainers on Peatland Assessment and Management in San Francisco, Mindanao, Philippine 11-15 April 2023 | Project: MAHFSA The materials prepared by Bulacan State University of Philippine and Vietnam National University | Training Module on Botanical Assessment Plant Collecting Techniques and Identification Assessment and Monitoring of Peatland Vegetation Peatland Vegetation: Data Analysis Basic Concept of Peat, Peatland and Its Importance Identification of Solutions To Site Specific and Common Peatland Management Challenges Peatland and Climate Change Peatland Assessment and Management |
| Scope: National Training on Capacity Development packages for Myanmar to support the MAHFSA program in Ayeyarwady Region, Shan State & Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar Ayeyarwady Region: 19-21 October 2022 Shan State: 12-13 December 2022 Tanintharyi Region: 16-17 March 2023 | Project: MAHFSA Training Implementor: Forest Resource Environment Development and Conservation Association (FREDA), Myanmar | Introduction of Peat Soil and Peatland Peatland Assessment and Mapping Monitoring of Land and Forest Fire and Occurrence Fire Risk Warning (including FDRS) and Fire Prevention Training for rangers and forest fire-fighter team on fire prevention and management |
| Scope: Regional Training on Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS for Peatland Mapping with Lao PDR Team 22 November 2021 | Project: Mekong Peatlands Project | Module 3: Field Verification and Mapping of Peatlands Module 4: Assessment of Peatland Degradation Status and Management Issues |
| Scope: Regional Training on Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS for Peatland Mapping 28 October 2020 | Project: Mekong Peatlands Project | Module 1a: Peatland Identification: Definition, Characteristic and Identification of Peatlands Module 1b: Peatland Types in Mekong Countries Module 2: Application of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) for Peatlands Mapping |
| Scope: Regional Joint Regional Virtual Training to Strengthen the Capacities of the Northern ASEAN Member States on Peatland Assessment and Mapping, Fire Detection and Monitoring (Session 2) 9 September 2020 | Project: SUPA and MAHFSA With contribution from Thailand’s Royal Forest Department, RECOFTC, Firemap, and Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS) | Thailand and Upper ASEAN Early Warning or Fire Danger Rating System Fire management in the Lower Mekong Remote Sensing based fire information systems to support fire management: from monitoring to action Assessing fire hazard in peatlands and monitoring of burned area in support of fire prevention |
| Scope: Regional Joint Regional Virtual Training to Strengthen the Capacities of the Northern ASEAN Member States on Peatland Assessment and Mapping, Fire Detection and Monitoring (Session 1) 2 September 2020 | Project: SUPA and MAHFSA With contribution from Global Environment Centre and Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS) | Types and characteristics of peatland ecosystems in the Northern ASEAN region Peatland Identification and Assessment Approaches for Northern ASEAN Peatland mapping and assessment by remote sensing: challenges, technologies available and suitability |
