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Aksi Bersih Pantai Payum Di Kabupaten Merauke Provinsi Papua Selatan

This Indonesian community service report describes a beach cleanup event at Payum Beach in Merauke, Papua, organized by university faculty and students as part of their civic and environmental education mission. The activity addresses the accumulation of solid plastic waste on Indonesian coastal beaches.

2023 Jurnal Interaktif Warta Pengabdian Pendidikan
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Pembersihan Sampah Di Pantai Lagunci Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kepedulian Lingkungan Pemuda Usia SMP Di Desa Bahari III Kabupaten Buton Selatan

This community outreach study from Indonesia assessed the impact of beach cleanup activities at Lagunci Beach on environmental awareness among local residents, finding that participatory cleanup events increased ecological knowledge and pro-environmental behavior.

2025 Lumbung Inovasi Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
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Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas Ekosistem Pesisir dan Laut melalui Kegiatan Coastal Cleanup di Desa Way Lubuk

This Indonesian study documented a coastal cleanup initiative in Way Lubuk village and assessed the composition of marine debris collected. Plastic waste dominated the collected debris, threatening local marine and coastal ecosystems. The project combined community engagement with scientific monitoring to address marine litter at the local level.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Lampung
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Efforts to Increase Public Awareness About Microplastic Hazards in Communities at the Coastal Beach of Padang

Community outreach activities in Padang, Indonesia, aimed to raise public awareness about the hazards of microplastics, particularly at coastal beaches where plastic waste accumulates. The study documents how environmental education programs can build local capacity for addressing plastic pollution.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Ilmu Kesehatan (JPIK)
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Peningkatan Kesadaran Masyarakat Pesisir Pangandaran dalam Menangani Dampak Sampah di Lingkungan Pesisir

This Indonesian community engagement study aimed to raise awareness among coastal residents of Pangandaran about the impacts of plastic waste pollution on marine environments. Community education and behavior change are essential components of reducing the plastic waste that degrades into microplastics.

2021 Farmers Journal of Community Services 8 citations
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Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Pengunjung dalam Membuang Sampah di Pantai Lampu Satu Kabupaten Merauke Papua

This paper is not directly about microplastics; it is a cross-sectional study examining factors — such as knowledge, attitude, gender, and age — that influence whether beach visitors in Papua, Indonesia properly dispose of their rubbish.

2023 Syntax Literate Jurnal Ilmiah Indonesia
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Community Behavior Towards Environmental Cleanliness in Kampung Agas Area Tanjung Uma Village Batam City

Not relevant to microplastics — this descriptive quantitative study assesses community awareness and behavior around waste and environmental cleanliness in a coastal village in Batam City, Indonesia, finding very low environmental awareness among residents.

2023 Jurnal Pendidikan Sosiologi dan Humaniora 1 citations
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Pembelajaran Penanganan Sampah Laut Di Di Pulau Seribu Dan Sekitarnya

This Indonesian educational paper discusses lessons learned from marine litter management around the Thousand Islands near Jakarta. The research examines community-based approaches to reducing plastic waste in a heavily visited island group where poor waste management has led to widespread marine debris.

2023 Jurnal Berdaya
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Coastal Clean Up sebagai Upaya Penguatan Strategi Pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi Pesisir dan Pulau-pulau Kecil (KKP3K) Paloh Kalimantan Barat

Researchers evaluated coastal clean-up activities as a strategy for strengthening conservation area management in Indonesia, examining how organized clean-up programs increased community engagement and improved plastic waste removal from protected coastal zones. The study found that participatory clean-ups built local stewardship and generated useful data on debris composition and distribution.

2024 Journal of Community and Development 1 citations
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Integrating Community Service into Student Learning: A Model Event of a Plastic Waste Cleanup

Despite its title referencing plastic waste, this paper describes an educational outreach program combining beach cleanup events with classroom lectures on plastic recycling and sustainability — not original scientific research on microplastic pollution. It examines how community service can be integrated into student learning experiences and is not relevant to microplastics science or human health impacts.

2025 Journal of Chemical Education 1 citations
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Pelatihan Pengumpulan Sampah Laut Kepada Pengunjung Pantai Pangandaran

This Indonesian study trained beach visitors at Pangandaran to collect and sort marine debris as part of continuous coastal waste monitoring. Citizen participation in marine litter monitoring is an important tool for tracking and reducing microplastic pollution in popular coastal areas.

2021 Farmers Journal of Community Services 7 citations
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Promoting sustainability and conservation practices through environmental education in Aceh, Indonesia

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a mixed-methods study examining how environmental education programs in Aceh, Indonesia influence sustainability practices and conservation awareness.

2023 World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 6 citations
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Marine litter education: From awareness to action

An educational intervention on marine litter designed for students from primary to high school level, incorporating lab work and a beach clean-up, significantly changed participants knowledge, perceptions, and behavioral intentions as measured by pre- and post-questionnaires.

2023 Marine Pollution Bulletin 23 citations
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Meningkatkan Kesadaran Bahaya Sampah Laut Melalui Pendampingan pada Masyarakat Lokasi Wisata Pantai Kuranji

Indonesian researchers conducted community education sessions about marine debris hazards with middle school students near Kuranji Beach. Post-session surveys showed improved student awareness about plastic pollution and beach cleanliness, demonstrating the value of targeted outreach in coastal conservation efforts.

2020 Jurnal Pengabdian Magister Pendidikan IPA 12 citations
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Can Coral Reef Restoration Programmes Facilitate Changes in Environmental Attitudes? A Case Study on a Rural Fisher Community in North Bali, Indonesia

This paper is not directly about microplastics — it is a qualitative study of how a coral reef restoration programme in north Bali, Indonesia influenced environmental attitudes and waste management behaviors among local fishing communities.

2023 Human Ecology 9 citations
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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in the beach sediment of Anday Beach, West Papua (Indonesia)

Researchers measured microplastic occurrence and distribution in beach sediments at Anday Beach in West Papua, Indonesia, finding microplastics present across sampling sites. The findings document plastic contamination reaching a relatively remote Indonesian coastal area.

2021 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 9 citations
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Investigasi Pengetahuan Dasar Tentang Bahaya Sampah Plastik pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar di Pulau Maitara, Maluku Utara

Researchers investigated basic plastic waste knowledge among elementary school students on Maitara Island in North Maluku, Indonesia, finding low awareness of the environmental hazards of plastic waste and highlighting the need for non-curricular environmental education in schools to reduce plastic pollution in coastal ecosystems including mangroves and coral reefs.

2022 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 3 citations
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Ocean plastic crisis—Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities

Remote coastal communities in Indonesia are overwhelmed by plastic pollution despite low plastic literacy, largely because rising living standards have increased single-use plastic consumption while geography and poor waste infrastructure leave communities with few disposal options. The study highlights the need for supply-side interventions and better waste management systems, not just consumer education.

2020 PLoS ONE 134 citations
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Upaya Peningkatan Kesadaran Masyarakat untuk Konservasi Sungai

This paper is not primarily about microplastics; it is an Indonesian community outreach report about river conservation awareness and household waste management near the Brantas River, with only brief mention of plastic recycling.

2023 Jurnal Pengabdian Perikanan dan Kelautan Piskarias Ministerium
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Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Marine Tourism Policy against the Threat of Waste in Coastal Areas

Researchers investigated the challenges of implementing sustainable marine tourism policies against plastic waste pollution at coastal sites in Indonesia, including Kuta Beach, Bali, finding that government policy alone is insufficient and that community participation is essential for effective waste management.

2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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Edukasi Bahaya Sampah Plastik pada Perairan dan Biota Laut di Sekolah Alam, Pantai Bajulmati, Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur

This paper describes an environmental education project at a nature school in East Java, Indonesia, focused on teaching children about the dangers of plastic waste in marine environments. Public education is considered an important strategy for building long-term behavior change around plastic use and disposal.

2022 Abdi Geomedisains 7 citations
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Edukasi Bahaya Sampah Plastik Kepada Masyarakat Pesisir Di Pantai Pulot, Kecamatan Leupung, Kabupaten Aceh Besar

Researchers conducted community education activities at Pulot Beach in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, to raise awareness among coastal residents about the dangers of plastic waste to marine and coastal environments. The service activity involved persuasive education and hands-on practice in waste collection, sorting, and weighing, aiming to foster long-term behavioral change around plastic disposal.

2022 Marine Kreatif
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Igarapés como espaço educacional não formal para estudantes de uma escola pública no interior do Estado do Amazonas, Brasil

This paper describes a Brazilian educational project that used polluted and unpolluted local streams as outdoor classrooms to teach high school students about water pollution, including microplastics, through hands-on inquiry. While microplastic education is a component, the paper is primarily focused on pedagogy rather than reporting original microplastic research findings.

2023 Journal of Education Science and Health 1 citations
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Pembimbingan siswa SD sekitar lokasi pantai wisata Kastela untuk smart berplastik

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper describes an educational program teaching Indonesian elementary school students about waste sorting and sustainable waste management through interactive play-based methods.

2023 ABSYARA Jurnal Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat 1 citations