5 June 2023, Virtual - In collaboration with Indorama Ventures PCL and Yunus Thailand Foundation, SEAMEO SEPS organized a Special Webinar on World Environment Day, under the theme ‘Beating Plastic Pollutions’ on 5 June 2023. Participated by over 700 educators, teachers and students from over 20 countries in YouTube live, the webinar aimed at building awareness of educators, teachers and students on environmental issues, waste management and circular economy, and encouraging active actions in saving the environment.
The winning strategies for addressing the plastic problems at countries, communities, and schools were shared by the guest speakers and experts from SEAMEO Secretariat, UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand), UNESCO IOC/WESTPAC Regional Training and Research Center for Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics, SM St Patrick Tawau (Malaysia). The free educational resources “Waste Hero: Reduce to Zero” was introduced to the audience by Yunus Thailand Foundation.
To access FREE Waste Hero Education resource, download from
https://wasteheroeducation.com/
To view the webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/live/PVX7QZB9oYE?feature=share&t=31
By Paparwarin Sangpradab, Associate Communication Officer, SEAMEO SEPS