鈥淎 great aspect of this project is that it enables us to apply ecosystem service research approaches and capability that, through Blue Communities, we have already helped to develop in Southeast Asia. That project has identified the impact of marine plastic, and the most effective ways to tackle its spread, as a research gap and this new collaboration can begin to address that.鈥
鈥淕iven the global nature of this issue, it is crucial that nations come together to tackle ocean plastics wherever possible. In the UK, we are taking steps to reduce society鈥檚 impact on the environment and the University has played a significant role in influencing them. This project gives us the opportunity to work with local universities and communities to explore whether lessons learned here can now be applied in Indonesia.鈥
鈥淲e want to help create two areas that are good news stories for humanity and the environment. Two hope spots, where our methodologies, tools and approaches can be developed, tested and then replicated in other parts of the country, and indeed in other parts of the world. It will be great to be a part of a team who are dedicated to helping the Indonesian Government manage its burgeoning plastics problem.鈥
鈥淧lastic waste in the environment is a global problem but there are places where the problem is far worse and sadly, Indonesia is one of these. Lack of waste management infrastructure and the population鈥檚 dependence on single use plastic has seen Indonesia鈥檚 rivers literally choked with plastic waste. With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia鈥檚 coastline is then subjected to plastic waste washing up from the ocean. This pollution is made even worse by developed countries sending their waste plastic to be reprocessed, which often is just dumped and burnt.鈥
Building capacity for sustainable interactions with marine ecosystems for the benefit of coastal communities in Southeast Asia.
Marine litter is a global environmental problem with items of debris now contaminating habitats from the poles to the equator, from the sea surface to the deep sea.
Furthering our understanding of litter on the environment and defining solutions
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