ENVIRONMENT-WORLD | ASEAN marine debris forum focuses on regional, global solutions

Stock illustration of marine plastic pollution. The 2023 ASEAN Conference for Combatting Plastic Pollution (ACCP), which convened in Jakarta on Oct. 17, aims to discuss both regional and global solutions, including legally binding instruments, to rid the waste polluting the world’s oceans.(Shutterstock/File)

Hundreds of delegates from across the globe gathered in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss the impacts of plastic pollution on the world’s oceans as well as regional goals and policy actions to mitigate the issue, while pushing for an international agreement to solve the issue in line with ASEAN principles.

The 2023 ASEAN Conference for Combatting Plastic Pollution (ACCPP), which saw the attendance of delegates from both the public and private sectors, hosted discussions on drafting an international treaty to address marine debris, officials said.

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The talks were an important milestone for ASEAN member states to get on the same page, acting coordinating maritime and investment minister Erick Thohir said in his opening remarks, citing 2016 data that showed six ASEAN countries were among the world’s top 20 marine polluters.

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Yvette Tanamal
The Jakarta Post- PREMIUM
Jakarta
●   Wed, October 18, 2023

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