A similar approach might be suggested for regional cooperation under the rubric of the Convention on Biological Diversity or of the Convention on climate Change. A significant part of the haze is attributed to land clearing associated with logging. The fires have, additionally, devastated a number of national parks and important environmental habitats, and affected endangered species. Given the concern expressed by many in the United States and other countries regarding these issues , assistance and cooperation might again be fostered and debt-for -nature swaps, if implemented effectively, might be one possible solution that would assist both Indonesia's recovery from the crisis as well as the conservation of nature and the prevention of haze.