Air pollution control is one of the important works to protect environment. Therefore, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has used a portion of air pollution control fund to establish the air quality purification area（hereinafter called the Aquapu Area）for improving the air quality of Taiwan. Since then, EPA has approved a total of 923 Aquapu areas covering an area of about 1,744 hectares and the bike trail length of about 293 kilometers in total. The content of this project is a continuous work to provide the inventory, assessment and monitoring related works of the “air quality purification area” for assisting the EPA to establish a quality living environment in Taiwan. The outcomes of this project include (1)the revision of existing guidelines and criteria used as the bases for the aquapu area and plant nursery programs, application process, and SIP evaluation works (2) completion of on-site inventory, monitoring and assessment works with the establishment of evaluation criteria, (3)updating related information regularly, updating and maintaining Aquapu Area website and plant nursery website (controlling latest status in implementation as well as to upgrade the performance and management efficiency). (4)updating and replenishing existing information of established Green network of Bicycle website to provide cyclists with convenient information and a fast inquiry system about our domestic bicycle trail network. (5)inviting and arranging evaluators for on-site visitation. (6)continued carbon survey, monitoring, and maintenance of selected carbon sink areas. Our working group have provided EPA all required administrative assistance, such as evaluation of Aquapu areas and plant nurseries in 2014, and held a round table conference to review the evaluation results and demonstrate how local governments may improve their performance next year. And also have completed the photo comparison work (i.e. before and after construction, and yearly existing status) of each Aquapu Areal; maintained the Aquapu Area electronic information system; designed promotional materials; held ten promotional activities, one review meeting and one network educational training conference. Asides, we also have provided other related administrative assistances.

Air quality purification area, Inventory ＆ assessment, Maintenance, monitoring and evaluation