Sustainable Asia

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We are wrapping up Season 10 with highlights from our #AskSustainableAsia livestream event with guest speakers Jiliang Chen of Greenovation Hub and Zhou Wei Greenpeace East Asia.  A lively discussion about the outcome of the recent CCAMLR meetings and what it means for China’s fishing interests in Antarctica waters.

Guests

Zhou Wei, Senior Oceans Campaigner of Greenpeace East Asia, Beijing

Jiliang Chen, Senior researcher, Greenovation Hub

Highlights:

04:07- 04:40 China’s motive on krill fishing (Zhou Wei)

05:02- 05:55 The profitability of krill fishery industry (Zhou Wei)

07:42- 08:22 The main reasons why China opposes MPA proposals (Jiliang Chen)

08:34-09:23  The political mismatch of China’s CCAMLR position (Jiliang Chen)

Further Reading and Listening

• Livestream: https://fb.watch/2hIE-cOx-l/ 
• Website:https://lewispugh.com/antarctic-protection/
• Reading:https://chinadialogueocean.net/5035-china-antarctica-ccamlr/
• Reading:https://chinadialogueocean.net/15723-un-decade-ocean-science/
• Webinar:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/webcast-protecting-antarctica-postponed-super-year-nature
• CCAMLR Meeting:

https://www.ccamlr.org/en/news/2020/meeting-antarctic-experts-comes-close

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer:  Stella Chan

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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Guest host Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum for the Woodrow Wilson Center, talks with UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh and renowned freediver JesSea Lu about why they chose to plunge themselves into the frozen seas off Antarctica. How are they using this amazing feat as a platform with CCAMLR members China and Russia to advocate for preserving one of the last undisturbed regions on earth? 

Guests

Jessea Lu, Female freediver

Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of Oceans 

Highlights:

03:16 Jessea Lu walks through her Antarctica Diving Experience

06:36 Jessea Lu takes the experience back to China to promote Antarctica conservation

08:58 How Lewis Pugh decided to use athletic diplomacy to preserve Southern Ocean

12:10 Lewis Pugh harrowing experience swimming through ice tunnel in East Antarctica

13:36 Why marine protected areas are needed to protect the animals of Antarctica

Further Reading and Listening

• Webinar: Protecting Antarctica in the Postponed "Super Year of Nature" from The China Environment Forum of the Woodrow Wilson Institute
• Website: Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean from The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Video:  Lewis Pugh 2020 East Antarctica Swim
• Video: Jessea Lu Antarctica FreeDive
• Website: Jessea Lu’s diving adventures
• Website: Lewis Pugh’s diving and endurance swimming achievement

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Head Writer: Chermaine Lee

Associate producer: Stella Chan

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

Jessea Lu video credit to HarborHouseLife and www.JesseaDiving.com

Lewis Pugh video credit Lewis Pugh Foundation

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Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum for the Woodrow Wilson Center, talks with Dr. Liu Nengye and Julian Chen. How does China’s investment in new fishing vessels and icebreakers bound for Antarctica impact their decision to approve three new marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean?

Guests

Dr. Liu Nengye, Macquarie Law School 

Julian Chen, Greenovation Hub

Highlights:

03:27 China’s history with Antarctica governing body CCAMLR

07:12 Why did China agree to the Ross Sea marine protected area proposal in 2016?

11:25 China’s marine research capability and challenges

15:40 Is it likely for China to want to protect more areas in Antarctica?

Further Reading and Listening

• Webinar: China's Role in Saving the Wild Southern Ocean from The China Environment Forum of the Woodrow Wilson Institute
• Website: Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean from The Pew Charitable Trusts

Production credits:

Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer: Chermaine Lee

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum for the Woodrow Wilson Center talks with two Chinese experts about rising ocean conservation awareness in China and why protecting the pristine southern ocean ecosystem of Antarctica is good for the planet...and good for China. 

Guests

Dr. Bin Bin Li, Duke Kunshan University

Dr. Julia Xue, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Highlights

08:20 Why are marine protected areas important?

15:37 China’s goal to protect 5% of its territorial waters by 2020

11:45 Rising ocean awareness in China and pressure on policy makers to protect it

14:30 China’s commitment under Biodiversity Convention to protect 10% world’s ocean 

16:35 Right to fish may be important now to China. But China's leadership on the environmental movement is important for the next generation.

Further Reading and Listening

• Webinar: China's Role in Saving the Wild Southern Ocean from The China Environment Forum of the Woodrow Wilson Institute
• Website: Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean from The Pew Charitable Trusts

Production credits:

Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer:  Chermaine Lee

Sound Engineer:  Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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Over this season, we’ve explored how the problem of the Plastic First Mile is being tackled in countries across Asia. In the final episode of the season, we explore the bigger picture. We speak to Doug Woodring of Ocean Recovery Alliance and Brenda Haitema of First Mile about the state of plastic recycling in Asia, the challenges of financing small and large waste infrastructure, and the future of material recovery in the region.

Guests:

• Doug Woodring - Founder/Managing Director at Ocean Recovery Alliance
• Brenda Haitema - Head of Operations at First Mile

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer and Sound Engineer: YuFei Wu

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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The way Chinese cities are handling plastic waste is changing dramatically - with new household waste separation rules starting in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. There are interesting projects, along with updated waste management laws, designed to encourage increased recycling and better waste separation. But, will this be enough to tackle the insurmountable disposable plastic waste crisis?

Guests:

• Chris Cui - Director at Closed Loop Partners
• Hu Xichao - CEO of Tianqiang
• Ressella Wang - Beijing Resident

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Associate producer and Co-Host: YuFei Wu

Shanghai Tianqiang on the ground reporting: Sarah Li

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

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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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Bali’s natural beauty attracts many tourists from around the world, but with that comes plastic waste...a lot of it! We speak with people at McKinsey.org to understand how they developed a plastic bottle recycling pilot program in Bali… that may change the course of waste collection and recycling across all of Indonesia.

Guests: 

• Shannon Bouton - Global Executive Director for Sustainable Communities, McKinsey.org
• Ella Flaye - Regional Director for Asia, McKinsey.org
• Abieta Billy - Fellow, McKinsey.org
• Dhia Fani - Fellow, McKinsey.org

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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Hong Kong’s tall buildings, narrow streets and small retailers present a challenge for plastic beverage bottle collection and recycling. In this episode, we continue the story of Hong Kong’s Drink without Waste consortium - a group of over 40 organisations in Hong Kong involved in beverage production and distribution. After a great deal of research, this group has narrowed down on the best solutions to the city’s currently lacking plastic recycling system.

Guests:

• Paul Zimmerman, Drink Without Waste
• Nigel Mattravers, ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions
• Ho Ki Keung, Wong Tai Sin Community Recycling Centre
• Helga Vanthournout, Wealth of Flows Consulting
• Dana Winograd, Plastic Free Seas

Further Reading:

Drink Without Waste Website

Drink Without Waste Report

Hong Kong Community Recycling Centers

Hong Kong Environment and Conservation Fund

Plastic Free Seas Website

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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