Youna Lyons from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme was invited to speak to the Plastics Research Network (PlaReNet) Conference, which was held 6-7 December 2022 in a hybrid format; it was co-presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines, and Embassy of Japan in Manila.

A key purpose of the conference was to promote the newly launched Plastics Research Network Philippines (PlaReNet). Youna’s presentation focused on the development and use of the Regional Research Inventory (beta platform: https://mapla-riv.web.app/) on marine plastic pollution. She also presented findings from science and humanities derived from the Inventory, as well as its possible applications in informing policymaking and strengthening relevant research in ASEAN+3 countries.

The presentation slides can be downloaded here YLyons_NUS_RRI_Introduction_PlaReNet_2022