Omeyer, Lucy C. M. and Duncan, Emily M. and Aiemsomboon, Kornrawee and Beaumont, Nicola and Bureekul, Sujaree and Cao, Bin and Carrasco, Luis R. and Chavanich, Suchana and Clark, James R. and Cordova, Muhammad R. and Couceiro, Fay and Cragg, Simon M. and Dickson, Neil and Failler, Pierre and Ferraro, Gianluca and Fletcher, Stephen and Fong, Jenny and Ford, Alex T. and Gutierrez, Tony and Hamid, Fauziah Shahul and Hiddink, Jan G. and Hoa, Pham T. and Holland, Sophie I. and Jones, Lowenna and Jones, Nia H. and Koldewey, Heather and Lauro, Federico M. and Lee, Charlotte and Lewis, Matt and Marks, Danny and Matallana-Surget, Sabine and Mayorga-Adame, Claudia G. and McGeehan, John and Messer, Lauren F. and Michie, Laura and Miller, Michelle A. and Mohamad, Zeeda F. and Nor, Nur Hazimah Mohamed and Miller, Moritz and Neill, Simon P. and Nelms, Sarah E. and Onda, Deo Florence L. and Ong, Joyce J. L. and Pariatamby, Agamuthu and Phang, Sui C. and Quilliam, Richard and Robins, Peter E. and Salta, Maria and Sartimbul, Aida and Shakuto, Shiori and Skov, Martin W. and Taboada, Evelyn B. and Todd, Peter A. and Toh, Tai Chong and Valiyaveettil, Suresh and Viyakarn, Voranop and Wonnapinij, Passorn and Wood, Louisa E. and Yong, Clara L. X. and Godley, Brendan J. (2022) Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Science of The Total Environment, 841. ISSN 0048-9697, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156704.
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Southeast Asia is considered to have some of the highest levels of marine plastic pollution in the world. It is therefore vitally important to increase our understanding of the impacts and risks of plastic pollution to marine ecosystems and the essential services they provide to support the development of mitigation measures in the region. An interdisciplinary, international network of experts (Australia, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam) set a research agenda for marine plastic pollution in the region, synthesizing current knowledge and highlighting areas for further research in Southeast Asia. Using an inductive method, 21 research questions emerged under five non-predefined key themes, grouping them according to which: (1) characterise marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia; (2) explore its movement and fate across the region; (3) describe the biological and chemical modifications marine plastic pollution undergoes; (4) detail its environmental, social, and economic impacts; and, finally, (5) target regional policies and possible solutions. Questions relating to these research priority areas highlight the importance of better understanding the fate of marine plastic pollution, its degradation, and the impacts and risks it can generate across communities and different ecosystem services. Knowledge of these aspects will help support actions which currently suffer from transboundary problems, lack of responsibility, and inaction to tackle the issue from its point source in the region. Being profoundly affected by marine plastic pollution, Southeast Asian countries provide an opportunity to test the effectiveness of innovative and socially inclusive changes in marine plastic governance, as well as both high and low-tech solutions, which can offer insights and actionable models to the rest of the world.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) NE/R015953/1 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Environmental governance; Marine debris; Marine ecosystems; Marine litter; Plastic debris; Waste management |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Department of Science and Technology Studies |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2025 13:20 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2025 13:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41525 |
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