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The Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) is a five-year project that aims to contribute to the prevention of land- and sea-based marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia by:
Reducing plastics consumption
Increasing recycling
Minimizing leakages
Endorsed by the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, the SEA-MaP Regional Project will provide support to strengthen regional policies and institutions for plastics circularity, as well as establish regional platforms for innovation, investments, knowledge, and partnerships.
SEA-MaP is pleased to publish the Synthesis Report: Recommendations for a Plastic Pollution Indicator Framework for ASEAN. This Report offers recommendations for a common indicator framework, considering the current availability of data and capacities for expanded data gathering and a roadmap towards the establishment of a regional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism.
Recommendations were informed by a background study on the status and impact of plastic pollution in ASEAN, international good practices on indicators for plastics use waste management, and marine debris, as well as existing policies and data collection practices in the ASEAN Member States.
Feature Message by Chair of the AWGCME
SEA-MaP is pleased to share a Feature Message by Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi, Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME) and Co-Chair of the SEA-MaP Project Steering Committee (PSC).
In his message, Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi underlined ASEAN’s commitment to combating marine plastic pollution and promoting plastic circularity, particularly the region’s active collaboration with its external partners in accelerating the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States (RAP) such as through the SEA-MaP.
SEA-MaP is supporting the ASEAN Member States in the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan on Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States (ASEAN RAP).
The RAP illustrates the continued commitment of ASEAN Member States to tackling marine plastic pollution and strengthening plastic policy implementation and processes across the ASEAN region.
The RAP complements and builds upon the Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Region that was adopted at the 34th ASEAN Summit in 2019.
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SEA-MaP is supporting the implementation 10 of the 14 priority actions of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris. Each of these actions supports at least one of the Plan’s three objectives
SEA-MaP will provide guidance on phasing out single-use plastics, changing behaviours, and other issues.
What’s best practice for removing plastic from our oceans – and for preventing it leaking out from land- and sea-based sources?
What financial mechanisms and other support are needed to build sustainable markets for re-using waste plastic?
Across the ASEAN region, there is a wealth of knowledge and resources on effective solutions and initiatives to combat plastic pollution. SEA-MaP is bringing together those collective strengths through two regional platforms.
The Knowledge & Partnerships Platform will support regionally harmonized approaches, while the Innovation & Investments Platform will matchmake investors with innovators with solutions for plastics and plastic waste management.
Plastic packaging standards across the AMS
ASEAN Member States are actively implementing various initiatives on plastic packaging at the national level, ranging from the implementation of light-weighting measures in drinking water bottles, to the utilization of recycled plastics in food contact packaging.
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