ASEAN Secretariat. 2005
The ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy (APMS) was developed under the framework of the APMI. The APMS covering the period 2006-2020 aims to guide Member Countries in taking actions to sustainably manage peatlands and reduce fires and associated haze within the framework of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. The APMS was endorsed by the Environment Ministers in November, 2006.
The objectives of the APMS are to enhance awareness and capacity on peatlands, address transboundary haze pollution and environmental degradation, promote sustainable management of peatlands, and to promote regional cooperation