In the Maldives, the Plastic Free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project works to combat plastic pollution by improving waste management infrastructure, promoting recycling, and engaging the public in awareness campaigns. The project partners with local communities and authorities to implement sustainable practices, protecting the islands’ marine ecosystems from plastic waste.
As part of the PLEASE Project initiative to curb marine plastic pollution and ramp up eco-innovations to reinvent plastic use and production, the project has granted two Regional Block Grants (RBG) and two Innovation Grants (IG) to recipients from Maldives from the component 1 phase of ‘Supporting Competitive Block Grant Investments to Reduce Plastic Waste’. The proposals came from various community-based organisations and institutions registered in participating South Asian nations, aiming to initiate change on the ground at local, national, and/or regional levels.