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To: ASEAN member states

ASEAN, ACT TO PROTECT THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC AND MARINE DEBRIS!

Marine litter issue was included in the ASEAN Leaders statement to be released in November: https://www.asean2017.ph/asean-elevates-coastal-marine-environment-protection-bid/

We call on the ASEAN member states to take urgent collaborative steps to reduce plastic waste in the oceans.

Why is this important?

The ocean is drowning in plastic.

The ocean is filled with 275 million tons of plastics. The cumulative quantity of plastic waste available to enter the ocean from land is predicted to increase by an order of magnitude by 2025, and is projected to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050.

A 2015 study named five ASEAN member states as the biggest sources of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. These are: Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. ASEAN countries, due to their lengthy coastlines and high plastic usage, are some of the primary sources of marine plastics globally.

With the Philippines as chair of this year’s ASEAN Summit, this is an opportune time to call on the ASEAN member states to take concrete measures against plastics pollution in the high seas to stop environmental degradation and dwindling of marine life in the region.

ASEAN needs to work together to set appropriate regulations and encourage businesses to take responsibility for their environmental impact and consumers to take action.

Updates

2017-09-30 19:54:36 +0800

Petition is successful with 7,193 signatures

2017-06-15 14:59:26 +0800

Petition is successful with 7,069 signatures

2017-05-14 20:06:58 +0800

5,000 signatures reached

2017-05-11 13:13:03 +0800

1,000 signatures reached

2017-05-11 11:44:55 +0800

500 signatures reached

2017-04-24 21:13:49 +0800

100 signatures reached

2017-04-24 17:09:16 +0800

50 signatures reached

2017-04-24 15:07:58 +0800

25 signatures reached

2017-04-24 13:22:34 +0800

10 signatures reached