Civil society groups protect water source
Indonesian and international environmental organizations join hands to tackle the increasing pollution of the Brantas River in East Java.
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Asia does not want our plastic anymore
The rivers in Southeast Asia are among the most polluted in the world. But some of the waste comes from Western countries.
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YUYU River Education: Traveling exhibitions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Makara is launching a new initiative: the traveling YUYU River Education Exhibitions. YUYU exhibitions are organized to inspire and connect upstream communities to protect their rivers from pollution. We study biodiversity and water quality and learn about life and communities along the river. Through photography and plastic installations, we show how much waste ends up in the river. River pollution: a global problem Rivers around the world carry tons of waste, microplastics and other pollutants into the ocean every day, causing major damage to ecosystems. River
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AKSI Brantas: Dutch-Indonesian partnership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]PHN0eWxlPgouYWtzaS1hY2hpZXZlbWVudC1pdGVtIHsgcGFkZGluZzogMC43cmVtIDEuMnJlbTsgbWFyZ2luOiAwLjVyZW0gMDsgYmFja2dyb3VuZDogI2Y3ZmFmODsgYm9yZGVyLWxlZnQ6IDRweCBzb2xpZCAjMmU3ZDViOyBib3JkZXItcmFkaXVzOiAwIDZweCA2cHggMDsgY29sb3I6ICMzMzM7IGZvbnQtc2l6ZTogMS4wNXJlbTsgbGluZS1oZWlnaHQ6IDEuNTsgfQouZWRndGYtcG9zdC10ZXh0IGJsb2NrcXVvdGUgeyBtYXJnaW4tdG9wOiAyLjVyZW0gIWltcG9ydGFudDsgbWFyZ2luLWJvdHRvbTogMi41cmVtICFpbXBvcnRhbnQ7IH0KPC9zdHlsZT4=[/vc_raw_html] East Java, Indonesia · 2019–2024 The Brantas River stretches 320 kilometres through East Java, supplying drinking water to tens of millions of people. Despite significant progress in reducing industrial pollution since 2000, household plastic waste, microplastics, and the loss of riverside forests remained pressing challenges — particularly for communities living along the river. AKSI Brantas brought together Indonesian and Dutch organisations to tackle these challenges from multiple angles: community empowerment, water quality research, and clean technology for local enterprises. The partnership AKSI Brantas was a collaboration between Makara,
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