Webinar on ‚Stand by the Sea – Italian Sailor Against Ocean Plastic Waste’
NTTI got invited to talk at the EU CLIMATE DIPLOMACY WEEK in Indonesia
Marco Segre Reinach from CoralEye and Miriam Weber from AQUEIS joined the webinar which took place on October 27th 2020.
After the introduction by the moderator Linda Paoli, an Italian marine biologist working in Indonesia, the famous film ‘Stand by the Sea – Italien Sailor Against Ocean Plastic Waste’ was shown.
Several navigators and sailors express their experiences on plastic in the ocean over the last years to decades.
After the film Linda asked Marco to explain his experiences and actions against plastic in the ocean while living and working on Bangka Island, Indonesia. He shared that plastic in the ocean increased substantially in the last times. Just today, when coming to Manado he hat to stop his boat four times because of waste. Marco explained that the resort owners together with the local people started to take action and collect the plastic coming to their beaches. Collaborating with partners on the mainland they bring the waste to recycling and the landfill so it does not remain in the ocean.
Miriam was asked to share her experiences and what she thinks is needed for the future. Collaboration and common effort on several levels, from waste management, education, research and engagement of all stakeholders especially businesses, NGOs and governments was her answer.
More information about the EU CLIMATE DIPLOMACY WEEK Indonesia 2020 can be found here:
