SYSTEMIQ, along with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bali’s Environmental Agency, Udayana University, the University of Leeds and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), is supporting the Bali governor’s aim to lead Indonesia’s efforts to reduce ocean plastics by 70% by 2025. The Bali Partnership serves as a model for the world and is a powerful, multi-stakeholder approach to solving ocean plastic at speed. Across an entire region, the Bali Partnership coordinates and focuses local action, supported with international funding.
Ending Bali’s ocean plastic pollution by partnering with local government, communities, NGOs and facilitating international investment.
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Indonesia’s government aims to reduce ocean plastics by 75% by 2025
Addressing ocean plastic pollution is important for Bali, where tourism is a critical driver of the economy. According to the Bali Tourism Board, more than 6.5 million international tourists visited the island in 2018. That’s an increase of more than 10% from 2017.
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In the first phase, the Bali Partnership conducted an extensive baseline study. The study determined how much, where and why plastic is entering waterways across Bali and pinpoints sub-districts in highest need of intervention. Among its findings, the study shows more than 33,000 tons of plastic waste are released into the ocean annually and that focused effort to solving waste challenges in 15 of Bali’s 57 sub-districts will reduce ocean plastic levels 44%.
In the next phase, SYSTEMIQ is supporting the Bali Partnership to raise funding to conduct a pilot in one of the highest leakage sub-districts to ensure comprehensive waste management.
