Waiting for Catastrophe

Indonesia has some of the most biodiverse and important coral reef systems in the world. But, over the past few decades, those habitats have faced a number of challenges, including the huge amount of plastic pollution.

Covid-19 pandemic has made the situation more urgent and dire than ever before. According to the Indonesia Statistic Bureau (BPS), Indonesia produces 64 million tons of plastic waste per year, with 3.2 million tons of it flowing into the sea.

Around 80 percent of plastic waste comes, mostly from household waste. This continously situation can destroys the water ecosystem and bring extinction to so many marine biotas.

In 2019 only, plastic waste destroyed at least 25 marine biotas and polluted the marine animals we consume. If this condition continues, the damage will be so much worse for future generations.