Asean committed to tackle marine pollution – official
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is committed to address marine pollution, among the fastest-growing threat to human health and economic development not just in the region but globally.”Marine debris is in fact among the fastest-growing threats to human health and economic development. This growing threat is recognized globally,” Asean Deputy Secretary General Ekkaphab Phanthavong said on Tuesday in a video address to the 2022 East Asia summit on marine cooperation.The three-day Manila workshop on maritime and scientific cooperation was geared toward creating healthy and sustainable oceans.Phanthavong noted that the reduction of marine pollution is a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal by 2025…
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