
Meet Melati Wijsen, the teenager with a plan to engage young …
2020年7月1日 · After helping ban single-use plastic in Bali, Melati and Isabel Wijsen are building a new movement – to train the next wave of young changemakers.
How to change the world in 3 steps, according to young activist …
2020年2月10日 · Around the world, youngsters like Melati Wijsen and her sister, Isabel, are taking a stand, campaigning for change to protect their future and that of the planet. The girls grew up on the Indonesian island of Bali, where the sun-soaked golden beaches had become strewn with plastic waste washed up by the ocean. So, in 2013, the sisters – then 12 and 10, respectively …
Melati Wijsen | World Economic Forum
An 18 year old Indonesian/Dutch activist and change maker. Founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with younger sister and has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013. Have successfully banned plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam on their home island Bali as of 2019. Has also started the people movement One Island One Voice and the social enterprise, Mountain …
Meet the next generation turning the tide on plastic pollution
2021年1月22日 · A self-proclaimed “full-time changemaker”, Melati founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister at the age of 12. After working with like-minded people and organizations, their advocacy led to a ban on plastic bags, styrofoam and plastic straws on their home island of Bali, Indonesia, in 2019.
Climate change: How movies raise awareness and spark action
2021年7月24日 · Melati Wijsen helped bring about bans on certain types of plastic in Bali and now she’s travelled the world meeting other young activists. A documentary of her work and travels was shown at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It’s the latest in a long tradition of filmmakers helping to raise awareness of important, scientific issues like the climate crisis.
Global Survey Shows 74% Are Aware of the Sustainable …
2019年9月23日 · The Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2019 are Jesper Brodin, CEO and President, Ingka Group (IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres, Ingka Investments); Sebastián Piñera Echenique, President of Chile; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; and Melati Wijsen, Co-founder, Bye Bye Plastic Bags.
Tourism without plastic: potential pitfalls and solutions
2024年10月16日 · The planet is drowning in plastic and it is a problem exacerbated by tourism. Here are some ways that tourism businesses can say no to single-use plastic.
The World Economic Forum's 2019 highlights | World Economic …
2019年12月16日 · The World Economic Forum had a busy year, beginning with climate activist Greta Thunberg's remarks at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Davos. Klaus Schwab called for a better kind of capitalism with the launch of the Forum’s Davos Manifesto. Other highlights include discussions about the Middle East, extraordinary growth in Bangladesh and how to solve our …
5 inventions that could transform the health of our ocean
2020年5月28日 · By 2050, the weight of plastics in the ocean is expected to be greater than the weight of fish, but these inventions could change that.
Decade of the Battery: Sustainable Batteries Represent the Best ...
2019年9月19日 · The Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2019 are Jesper Brodin, CEO and President, Ingka Group (IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres, Ingka Investments); Sebastián Piñera Echenique, President of Chile; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; and Melati Wijsen, Co-founder, Bye Bye Plastic Bags.