#marine debris

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Awaiting Indonesia's concrete efforts to fight marine debris

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the ...

Indonesian minister draws attention to dangers of plastic waste

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on Indonesians to curtail the production of plastic ...

Batam city government bans use of imported plastic waste

The Batam city government barred imported plastic waste used as raw materials for industries in the coastal city owing ...

Greenpeace recommends ASEAN to curtain single-use plastic production

Greenpeace Southeast Asia has praised the Bangkok Declaration and the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris, ...

Techno-application should be foremost in marine debris prevention

Applying recycling and bioplastic technologies should be the foremost strategy in reducing and preventing plastic waste ...

Indonesian leader urges ASEAN youths to create innovations

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on youths across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work ...

President Jokowi attends plenary session of ASEAN Summit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the plenary session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on ...

ASEAN leaders endorse Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris

Ten leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have endorsed the Bangkok ...

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ASEAN Summit good opportunity to put brakes on plastic waste imports

The ASEAN leaders are set to meet in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22-23, 2019, for the 34th ASEAN Summit, themed ...

Minister has waste regulation revised to avoid illegal imports

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya has asked the Minister of Trade to revise Trade Ministerial ...

KKP to construct floating dock on Makassar Island

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry has planned to construct a floating dock on Makassar Island (Puma) in ...

Marine debris likely to outnumber fish in sea by 2030: Minister Susi

Cautioning the residents of Banyuwangi District, East Java Province, on Thursday, against littering and polluting the ...

WALHI initiates people's forum ahead of presidential elections

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has planned a people's forum at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) ...

Makassar naval base and seaport authorities clean up marine debris

The Makassar Naval Base (Lantamal VI) and the coastal city's seaport authorities have collaborated to clean up ...

Multilateral cooperation needed more than ever: APEC host

The Chilean government, as the host of APEC 2019, stressed to APEC economic members that multilateral cooperation is ...