Fighting Plastic Tsunami With Natural Fiber

... to a 2015 study on marine waste. This plastic tsunami has ... put both marine and human life in great ... regularly ingest microscopically sized plastic marine debris or get entangled in larger ...

Healthy Oceans: Keeping Asia and The Pacific Afloat

... escalating strains on the marine environment are threatening to drown ... and food systems vulnerable. Marine plastic pollution coursing through ... to most of the debris flooding the ocean. This ... the health of the marine ecosystem. Enforcing sustainable shipping ...

How to Improve Indonesia's Plastic Waste Management

... veritable "seafill" for marine debris flowing in from all over ... actively trying to address marine pollution through conventions ... , across Southeast Asia, marine waste management and reduction ... National Action Plan on Marine Debris are promising signs. However ...

Gov't to Spend Rp 6.5t to Clean up Labuan Bajo Waters

... to clean its waters from debris, with priority given to ... said the governance framework on marine debris prevention will include the ... LIPI to study if the marine debris has been actually flushed ... Indonesians from contributing to marine litter,” Edhy said.

Blue Bonds: New Initiative for Our Oceans

... by the tons of marine debris that are blighting our ... been destroyed by mountains of marine debris. Recovering our oceans should ... aims to dramatically reduce marine debris by 70 percent in 2025 ... to solve the world's marine debris problem. If the Indonesian ...

Foreign Ministry Commits to Reducing Plastic Waste

... a 70 percent reduction in marine plastic pollution by 2025, even ... the world's second-largest marine polluter after China, and a ... million metric tons of plastic marine debris annually.

Sperm Whale Washed Up Off Sulawesi Had Plastic Bottles, Bags in Stomach

... area of reefs and diverse marine life including rays and whales ... billion a year to reduce marine plastic debris by 70 percent by ... study purposes by the local marine academy. Reuters

Indonesia Suggests Cooperation on Simpler Issues to Boost Trust Among Indo-Pacific Nations

... , citing sustainable fishing and combating marine plastic debris as examples. The president ...

Collaboration Is Key to Indonesia's Efforts in Tackling Marine Plastic Pollution

... World Bank-administered Oceans, Marine Debris and Coastal Resources Multi- ... ways to combat marine plastic debris to drive more ... metric tons of plastic marine debris annually. A 2014 study ... Cooperation, meanwhile, estimates marine plastic pollution to cost ...

East Asia Summit to Make Stronger Commitment to Combating Marine Plastic Pollution

... stronger commitment to combating marine plastic pollution during the ... include commitments to reduce marine debris by a minimum of ... the global effort to reduce marine debris must be renewed and ... global momentum to address marine pollution and everyone is ...