Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- In an effort to realise the "blue economy" strategy, Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is strengthening cross-sector collaboration to prevent waste from leaking into the sea and to build a healthy, waste-free marine ecosystem in the Anambas islands district, Riau Islands province.
This is considered a pilot model that can be replicated nationwide.
KKP's Director of Coastal and Small Islands Affairs, Ahmad Aris, said the Laut Sehat Bebas Sampah (Sebasah) programme is designed to foster collective community awareness on controlling waste from three main sources, namely rivers, ports, and the coasts of small islands.
To achieve this, KKP is working with conservation stakeholders, including Raja Al...