Forest protection and air pollution control from open burning: application of prescribed burning under environmental law in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mustafa, Maizatun, Yaakob, Adzidah, Ariffin, Mariani, Mohd Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64477/1/10-DR.MAIZATUN.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64477/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

There is a possible connection between the control of forest fire and open burning with the protection of air quality. In the case of Malaysia, activities relating to open burning have been identified to be among the contributors of air pollution and haze phenomenon that are causing a deteriorating...