President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. in letters to Chief Ibedul Yutaka Gibbons, Chairman of the Council of Chiefs and Bilung Gloria Salii and the Mechesil Belau, urges the traditional leaders to reconsider the use of single-use plastics and Styrofoam products in traditional functions. “In this Year of Environmental Action, I respectfully ask Rubekul Belau and […]
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Pacific’s plastic problem 20 times the global average
APIA, 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 (SAMOA OBSERVER)—The Pacific Islands may be generating 20 times the global average of the plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, new research has found. A report released by Japanese experts last month reveals mismanagement of plastic waste from the region accounts for 2.7 of the 12.12 million tonnes of […]
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Heirs to Our Oceans conducts first Plastic Pollution Forum in Palau
The Heirs to Our Oceans (H2OO) met with community members of Palau to discuss the problem of plastic pollution at a Plastic Pollution Forum at the Koror State Government Assembly Hall on November 8, 2018. The Forum commenced after H2OO visited Ngeroblobang Beach on November 4th where they conducted a brand audit of a sampling […]