To celebrate Earth Day 2022, Pemsea (Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia) released a set of studies to help manage plastic waste entering the world's rivers. The five studies were launched under Project Aseano, a three-year initiative to stem the flow of plastic pollution in two pilot sites — the Imus River in the Philippines and the Citarum River in Indonesia. Funded by the Norwegian Development Program to Combat Marine Litter and Microplastics, Project Aseano is led by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in Indonesia, together with the Pemsea Resource Facility (PRF) and the Asean Secretariat under the purview of the Asean Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME).

PEMSEA presents solutions to rid rivers of plastic waste for Earth Day. (2022, April 21). Daily Guardian, pp. 9, 10.