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threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 14

Three Percent Earth @earth_percent is excited to announce that we will be at next week's upcoming #AsiaPacific Forum on #SustainableDevelopment at the #UN Conference Centre in #Bangkok, w/an exhibit promoting a #systems-based perspective for achieving #SDG6! #sustainableASEAN

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dry season in #Indochina is here. #AQI needs to get how bad before before #BKK city authorities call for an advisory to have its residents work from home? As bad as a 2X increase in citywide #AirPollution-related #hospital visits compared to last week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bangkok Urges Residents to Work From Home as Air Pollution Expected to Worsen

Thai authorities urged Bangkok residents to work from home and wear respirator masks outdoors as air pollution level worsens in one of the world’s most-visited cities.

www.bloomberg.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

We've decided to broaden and diversify our social media presence by joining #Mastodon. For those who like us, follow us, know us, or just want to learn more about us #ThreePercentEarth, today is the day we start #Tooting. Come join us! @[email protected].

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reducing/preventing exposure to #farming #pesticides is imperative for #sustainability. A #ThreePercentEarth article published last month in MJSA proposes a framework that calls for integrating public health with #agricultural policy-based decision-making.
myjsustainagri.com/mjsa-02-2022...

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

As of 6AM 18 October #BKK #Jakarta and #Yangon are #ASEAN metropolitan areas ranked among top 10 for poorest #air quality. Looks like a post #pandemic return to #BAU. #badairkills #goodairsaveslives #SDGs #toxicairASEAN

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Converting rooftop car parks to rooftop chemical-free vegetable farms. #Singapore is looking to produce 30% of its own domestically-consumed #food by 2030. #SDG2 #sustainableASEAN
www.bbc.com/news/busines...

How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms

The densely populated South East Asian island nation imports more than 90% of the food it consumes.

www.bbc.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

#TheAirWeShare. An open meeting with video teleconferencing to acknowledge the need to address the ongoing impacts to #health and #environment from #toxic #AirPollution. #InternationalCleanAirDay. Happening right now in #BKK! #SDG3.9 #SDG11.6 #asean55
www.unescap.org/events/2022/...

Commemoration of the 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

ESCAP serves as the United Nations’ regional hub promoting cooperation among countries to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. It is the largest regional intergovernmental platform with 53 M...

www.unescap.org

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Happy #ASEANDay 2022! 55 years on with a renewed hope for #pollution reduction, #pollutionprevention, and promotion of more and better #informationtransparency #RTK in line #sustainabledevelopmentgoals! #SDGs
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/5...

55th Foundation Day: ASEAN symbolizes the spirit of solidarity and peace

ASEAN symbolizes the spirit of solidarity and peaceful, prosperous and socially responsible ASEAN Community. The theme of this years ASEAN Day is “Stronger Together” that invites and welcomes the forw...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

#Jakarta is the source of some of the world’s highest ambient #PM25 levels. #masking is needed, but not an agreeable long-term solution. A better alternative? Thoroughly integrating #publichealth goals w/ #transportation #policyandplanning. #SDG11.6
www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/i...

Commentary: With or without COVID-19, Jakarta should keep masks on

Indonesians put on face masks to guard against COVID-19 during the pandemic. Though the outdoor mask mandate has been lifted, Jakarta residents should keep them on against a longer-term health threat ...

www.channelnewsasia.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

#Thailand is the 2nd largest #tobacco producer in #ASEAN, 16th worldwide. #cigarettes can produce #PM25 levels that rival car combustion. Cigarette butts are made of #plastic, and 'big' tobacco cultivation employs intensive #Pesticides use. #stopsmoking
www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin...

Tobacco's environmental threat

Tobacco kills our environment, not just people. Tobacco causes over 8 million deaths every year globally and 81,000 in Thailand. Simultaneously, each year, tobacco destroys a vast landmass roughly the...

www.bangkokpost.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

In relevance to #WorldEnvironmentDay - A 2022 published review from Idrus et al. identified pervasive freshwater #microplastics #contamination throughout #EastAsia #SouthAsia #ASEAN, and the likely health implications of polymer #heavymetal adsorption.
ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ae...

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Watch #pulauplastik ('Plastic Island') the new eye-opening documentary on #netflix, and learn more about the campaign that is helping shed light on the catastrophic effects of #plasticswaste from an #indonesian perspective. #SDG3.9 #SDG6.3 #SDG11.6 #SDG12
pulauplastik.org/en

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Despite recent progress on efforts to reduce #agricultural #pesticides use, and attempts to improve #AirQuality via #renewableenergy, #Vietnam continues to fail when it comes to #informationtransparency and #environmental Right-to-Know #RTK. #SDG16.7 #SDG16.10
x.com/SEA_GLOBE/st...

Southeast Asia Globe on X: "From the Digest: our 2017 piece covered #Vietnam's jailing of a 22-year old blogger for reporting on the #environmental damage of a toxic chemical spill. https://t.co/qgLf9SjoTb" / X

From the Digest: our 2017 piece covered #Vietnam's jailing of a 22-year old blogger for reporting on the #environmental damage of a toxic chemical spill. https://t.co/qgLf9SjoTb

x.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

This upcoming #EarthDay2022 across the #ASEAN region take part in the 21-day #SayNo2Plastics Challenge, a #Greenpeace #SoutheastAsia #Discovery Network collaboration. Information in the link below. #SDGs #sustainableASEAN
www.greenpeace.org/southeastasi...

Greenpeace Southeast Asia teams up with Discovery Networks for Earth Day 2022 - Greenpeace Southeast Asia

This Earth Day collaboration hopes to shed light on the plastics crisis and invite the wider public to be part of the solution by choosing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic.

www.greenpeace.org

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another world-topping bad #AirQuality day for two major #ASEAN #cities #ChiangMai #Hanoi

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Helping educate the next generation about #community #sustainability. Hands-on participatory learning and experience in #chemicalfree #urbanfarming. A #ThreePercentEarth #gardenliapklong partnership. #SDGs #SDG2.4 #SDG3.9 #ASEANproud #Thailand

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Current early afternoon #iqair readings show #Hanoi and #Yangon with the 7th and 8th worst #AirQuality #worldwide . #SDG3.9 #SDG11.6

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

‘Rice plants would die before they had a chance to grow.’ The #Citarum #river was the most #polluted #waterway in the world before the #Indonesian govt. initiated a 2018 cleanup. Although improved, illicit untreated #wastewater dumping still happens. #SDG6 channelnewsasia.com/asia/indones...

Signs of life after Indonesia's polluted Citarum river gets a clean up - but for how long?

BANDUNG, Indonesia: As Rahmat Sutrisno descended the slope of the Citarum riverbank, he could not help but grin. For decades, the 71-year-old had been patrolling the river which was once

channelnewsasia.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

#BKK and #Hanoi are two major #ASEAN cities currently ranked among the top 10 worst for #PM25 #airpollutant levels. iqair.com/world-air-qu...

World Air Quality Index (AQI) Ranking | IQAir

Keep track of the most polluted cities in the world with our air quality index (AQI) ranking.

iqair.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

From #eggplant, baby #lettuceleaf, fresh #guava, to #cucumbers, and more #ThreePercentEarth is proud of its #SustainableDevelopment educ. partnership with the #GardenLiapKlong to help raise awareness and encourage #chemicalfree #urbanfarming in #BKK, and throughout #ASEAN #SDG2

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

In the western #Malaysian state of #Perak, govt. authorities are finally coming to terms with the use of #landfills as being #unsustainable. They are proposing a more 'integrated' #wastemanagement approach that includes...#WTE incineration? Really?
nst.com.my/news/nation/...

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Right now #BKK holds the 12th position for worst #airquality worldwide, and worst among all major #ASEAN cities. #AQI = 138.
The air quality is Unhealthy for sensitive groups in Bangkok! See more details on: iqair.com/thailand/ban...

Bangkok Air Quality Index (AQI) and Thailand Air Pollution | IQAir

Bangkok Air Quality Index (AQI) is now --. Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2.5 and weather data. Read the air pollution in Bangkok, Thailand wi...

iqair.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Recently #toxic #airpollutant levels in #BKK #SamutSakhon
#samutprakan #phichit #phitsanulok
exceeded #Thailand’s daily health-based guideline which is already 2X the #WHO limit. #SDG3.9 #SDG11.6
Thailand’s cool, dry winter brings back PM2.5 pollution woes nationthailand.com/in-focus/400...

Thailand’s cool, dry winter brings back PM2.5 pollution woes

A recent poll conducted by the Department of Health showed that though people in Thailand are afraid of contracting the Omicron Covid-19 variant, they are also concerned about air pollution.

nationthailand.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

34 tonnes of #plasticwaste collected in 3 months. #PlasticExchange, brainchild of Made Janur Yasa is a social initiative that 'credits' #Bali residents with locally grown #rice in exchange for used plastics. #pandemic-driven #sustainable solutions. #SDGs
threadsoflife.com/bali-plastic...

threadsoflife.com

threepercentearth.bsky.social @threepercentearth.bsky.social · Aug 13

The #Pollution Control Department of #Thailand is looking to implement a new #PM25 forecasting system to more effectively develop and implement #risk reduction measures in the face of increasing hazardous #AirPollution events. #SDG3.9 #SDG11.6
nationthailand.com/news/30373183

New system to accurately predict PM2.5 levels

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has developed a system for accurately forecasting air pollution with the aim of boosting the authorities’ effectiveness in tackling the issue of PM2.5 dust – air...

nationthailand.com