Pastry Chef Jaime Guevarra took this shot from the 6th floor of Palau Royal Resort when he and his wife stayed there for one night. PRR spent more than $600,000.00 to make this beach and isle to provide guests with beach and swimming pool facilities. (Photo by Jaime Guevarra)
HOW CLEAN IS PALAU AIR?
China's Relationship With Its Environment
By Stephanie Jensen-Cormier
Tia Belau Newspaper-April 27, 2015
Palau's clean air, making it a respite from horrific pollution, is one of the most appealing features for the growing number of Chinese tourists. People in China who can afford to travel abroad appreciate that their lungs can get a break from the harmful smog.
Most tourists from mainland China come from heavily polluted cities where many monitor the quality of the air outside regularly throughout the day, deciding or activities for themselves and their children or whether or not to wear an anti-pollution mask before venturing outside to brave the constant smog.
If there isn't any wind for a few days, it is common for the Air Quality Index (AQI) to register truly alarming levels of particulate matter (PM) 2.5, the international standard measure for fine particles of less than 2.5 micrometers in size in the ambient air. The World Health Organization recommends that the safe daily level is 25.
At times in part of China, it can exceed 500 for days without end. In most cities, a "good day" would be less than 200, or eight times the safe standard.
PALAU OFFERS SOME OF THE CLEANEST AIR IN THE WORLD. The AQI in Koror is probably 5.
The Chinese concern about their polluted air, water and land is real and very much part of what your average Chinese tourist in thinking about and appreciating as he or she holidays in Palau.
"Under the Dome", a 104-minute documentary which documents damage being of pollution in China, was released in February 2015. It was viewed over 150 million times within three days and more than 300 million times within the first week.
The film provoked an important conversation about the harmful effects of air and water contamination in China.
If you would like to understand more about the importance of this issue in China, watch "Under the Dome" which is free to stream and now has English subtitles.
The next article in this series will provide the historical context for the development of environmentalism in China.
Stephanie Jensen-Cormier is a Canadian environmentalist who has lived and worked in China for five years. Contact her at steph_cj@hotmail.com
Source: Tia Belau Newspaper
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Volume 24
Issue 34
April 27, 2015
SOME PHOTOS
SHOWING PALAU CLEAN AIR
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