Local Initiatives Initiating the Change
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any a little makes a mickle,” is a well known saying. To put it another way, small drops of water, one day, make the mighty ocean. The focus of both morals is on patience. Little things we do today, even initiating small changes, eventually will bring fruitful change for us someday. No matter how minor they are, there will be a reward someday in the future for those who keep their steadiness. In one corner of the world, small changes for the betterment of the marine environment are being triggered by local groups of people. All over the world, ocean plastic pollution is an urgent environmental threat. Even worse, global production of plastic, according to a study published in Science by Borrelle, et al., in 2020, is expected to double over the next decade, so aggressive interventions are vital.
South and Southeast Asia regions are one of the nations who especially are bearing the brunt of the problem, taking the initiative of others. In order to reduce such ocean plastic pollution, minor changes that were promoted by locally led initiatives have been catalyzing change in South and Southeast Asia. The study published in Science by Borrelle, et al. found that the amount of plastic estimated to enter aquatic systems annually
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by Sarah Choi Jeju Island, South Korea
