Earth.Org Talks: An Online Conversation with Doug Woodring

Doug Woodring is the founder and managing director of Ocean Recovery Alliance, a non-profit organisation aiming to bring innovative solutions for the protection of the ocean’s health.

Register to tune into this Earth.Org Talk for free here: https://bit.ly/36ZhAhI

Where: Zoom Live Stream

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm (GMT+8)

His work on plastic pollution has had a global impact. His commitment and efforts have earned him the “Climate Hero” title from the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Doug is also currently part of the UNEP’s Southeast Asia advisory team, SEA Circular. He is also an awardee of the Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy and a leading expert in plastic pollution in Asia.

Earth.Org will speak to Doug about the health of the oceans during COVID-19 and how we can build a stronger “blue economy” post-pandemic through more effective plastic waste management and other innovative solutions.

This will be a relaxed fireside chat; a 20 minutes interview followed by 40 minutes of Q&A with a small & engaged audience.

Topics we’ll cover:

• The future of plastic waste in the ocean post-COVID-19
• Plastic waste management in Hong Kong