Indonesia has more than 3 million tons of plastic leaking into the ocean every year. Its government announced a plan to cut marine plastic waste by 70% by 2025, so they reached out to the World Economic Forum’s plastic waste initiative for help. But who are the women driving this process and how are they going to put Indonesia on a roadmap to solve their plastic waste dilemma?  

Guests:

• Helen Pananggung - Restaurant Captain at Lembeh Resort, Green Guru in the village for Lembeh Foundation
• Kirana Agustina - Policy Specialist for Global Plastic Action Partnership at World Resources Institute
• Nani Hendiarti - Director for Maritime science and Technology in the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs
• Kristin Hughes - Director of Global Plastic Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum
• Tiza Mafira, Associate Director at Climate Policy Initiative, co-founder and Executive Director of the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement

Further Reading:

NPAP Report: Radically Reducing Plastic Pollution in Indonesia: A Multi Stakeholder Action Plan

GPAP Indonesia

NPAP WRI Indonesia

www.LembehFoundation.org Donations support projects in nearby towns like Helen Pananggung’s village.

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer:  YuFei Wu

Sound Engineer:  Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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