Tackling marine waste requires collaboration
Environmental journalists society believes multi-stakeholder collaboration can break the chain of marine plastic waste in Indonesia.
Author: Themmy Doaly
Themmy Doaly has been working as Mongabay-Indonesia contributor for North Sulawesi region since 2013. While in the last nine years he has also been writing for a number of news sites in Indonesia, including Tirto.id, Destinasian.co.id, Bersatoe.com and Mojok.co.
In 2016, Themmy received "The Best Environmental Themed Coverage" award from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Manado City.
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