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Assessing Coastal Erosion and Climate Change Adaptation Measures: A Novel Participatory Approach

This paper is not about microplastics; it presents a participatory framework for assessing and planning coastal erosion mitigation and climate change adaptation measures, applied to a Portuguese municipality.

2023 Environments 12 citations
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Affecting Factors on Community Based Mangrove Replantation Programs in Semarang Coastal Area

This study examined community-based mangrove replanting programs in Semarang, Indonesia, exploring how climate change and stakeholder dynamics affect participation. It is an environmental management study not focused on microplastics.

2020 The Indonesian Journal of Planning and Development 1 citations
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City Branding Againts Climate Change and Health Disruption in Prone Region: Initial Study From Semarang Citizen’s Dealing With Specific Waste Management on Pandemic Covid-19.

Not relevant to microplastics — this study examines citizen attitudes toward COVID-19 waste management in Semarang, Indonesia, as a proxy for city resilience and branding in the context of climate change.

2023 Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan
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Understanding plastic-dependent urban coastal communities: Plastic handling practices and perceptions of urban villages of Iligan City, Philippines

Researchers examined awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of marine macro- and microplastic pollution among 70 coastal community residents in Iligan City, Philippines, finding that despite general awareness, plastic handling practices remained inconsistent with pollution reduction goals.

2025 Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
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Blue Carbon and Microplastic Sequestration in Coastal Habitats of the Philippines

This study documents rates of organic carbon and microplastic sequestration in Philippine coastal vegetated habitats, using high-resolution sediment cores to reconstruct historical pollution inputs and assess the potential of blue carbon ecosystems for climate mitigation and contaminant storage.

2023
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Behavior of coastal communities in dealing with microplastic pollution in salt ponds in Cirebon Regency

Researchers analyzed the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of coastal communities in Cirebon Regency, Indonesia regarding microplastic pollution in salt ponds, assessing correlations between community awareness and domestic plastic waste management practices.

2024 Journal of Character and Environment
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Extreme Weather Changes and Their Impact on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems in Banten Province

This study assessed the combined impacts of climate change extremes and microplastic pollution on marine and terrestrial ecosystems in Banten Province, Indonesia, finding that sea-level rise, mangrove degradation, and microplastic contamination are compounding ecological stressors.

2025 KnE Social Sciences
Systematic Review Tier 1

Systematic review of ecological research in Philippine cities: assessing the present status and charting future directions

This systematic review of 105 ecological studies in Philippine cities found that research is concentrated in Metropolitan Manila and relies heavily on survey questionnaires and remote sensing techniques. The findings highlight gaps in understanding how rapid urbanization in developing countries affects local ecosystems, which is relevant to microplastic pollution since fast-growing cities are major sources of plastic waste.

2024 Discover Environment 6 citations
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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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Economic and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Fisheries: A Global Analysis of Vulnerability and Adaptive Management Strategies

Researchers conducted a global analysis of how climate change compounds existing threats to coastal fisheries, including pollution from microplastics and other anthropogenic stressors. The study evaluated vulnerability across regions and assessed adaptive management strategies. The findings suggest that integrated approaches addressing both climate and pollution pressures are needed to sustain coastal fisheries.

2025 American journal of student research. 1 citations
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Citizen Science in the Philippines: Coastal biodiversity engagements on a small island

This paper is not directly about microplastics; it surveys public participation in citizen science projects on a small Philippine island, focusing on coastal biodiversity conservation and volunteerism patterns by gender and age.

2024 Journal of Marine and Island Cultures 2 citations
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Effect of community participation on sustainable development: an assessment of sustainability domains in Malaysia

This paper is not relevant to microplastics — it investigates how community participation in coral reef conservation programs affects sustainable development outcomes in Malaysia.

2023 Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 citations
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Importance of Blue Carbon in Mitigating Climate Change and Plastic/Microplastic Pollution and Promoting Circular Economy

This review highlighted the importance of blue carbon ecosystems in mitigating both climate change and microplastic pollution, emphasizing how mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes can sequester carbon while trapping plastic debris and promoting circular economy principles.

2023 Sustainability 58 citations
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Synergistic Impact of Complex Topography and Climate Variability on the Loss of Microclimate Heterogeneity in Southeast Asia

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper analyzes how topography and climate variability have driven declining microclimate heterogeneity in Southeast Asia between 1982 and 2017, with implications for regional biodiversity.

2023 Geophysical Research Letters 10 citations
Review Tier 2

The Microplastic Existence in Ecosystem of Semi-arid Coastal Area, Kupang City: A Literature Review

This literature review assesses the state of microplastic contamination in the marine environment around Kupang City, Indonesia, a semi-arid coastal area, compiling evidence of microplastic presence and potential health hazards from existing studies.

2023 EAS Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences 6 citations
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Costal Poverty and Vulnerability Dynamics

This review synthesizes evidence on poverty and vulnerability dynamics in coastal communities, highlighting how dependence on natural resources increases susceptibility to environmental changes and marine pollution including microplastics. The authors identify how climate change and pollution compound livelihood insecurity in remote coastal areas.

2025 2 citations
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Are mangrove ecosystems plastic accumulation zones?

Researchers monitored macroplastic and microplastic pollution across nine mangrove sites on Cebu Island, Philippines, for over a year using paired removal and reference plots, finding that mangrove ecosystems function as significant plastic accumulation zones with differing dynamics between landward and seaward zones.

2025 The Science of The Total Environment
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Addressing the Invisible Threat

This paper examines microplastic contamination in the Philippines, identifying gaps in research, waste management infrastructure, and public awareness that limit effective policy responses, and advocating for evidence-based strategies that coordinate scientific research with regulation and community education.

2025 SCI-TECH LENS
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Assessment of Microplastic Pollution Load and Ecological Risk Index in Surface Water and Sediment Matrices in the Mangrove Ecosystem along Butuan Bay, Southern Philippines

Researchers assessed microplastic pollution loads and ecological risk indices in surface water and sediment of mangrove ecosystems along Butuan Bay in the Southern Philippines, finding Buenavista had the highest MP concentrations among the three sampled sites.

2025 Environment and Natural Resources Journal
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Climate Change and Current Adaptation Strategies in the Haor Areas

This paper is not about microplastic pollution. It examines how climate change affects fishers in the haor wetland areas of Bangladesh, documenting impacts like altered rainfall patterns, natural disasters, and disease emergence, along with the adaptation strategies fishers use to cope.

2023 Journal of Knowledge Learning and Science Technology ISSN 2959-6386 (online) 4 citations
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Plastics in blue carbon ecosystems: a call for global cooperation on climate change goals

Researchers warn that plastic pollution is increasingly accumulating in coastal blue carbon ecosystems — tidal marshes, mangroves, and seagrass meadows — which are critical carbon sinks, and argue that plastic-related carbon emissions must be factored into global climate goals before growing plastic stocks undermine these vital ecosystems.

2022 The Lancet Planetary Health 32 citations
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Assessment of Microplastics in the Surface Water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Metro Manila

Researchers sampled microplastics from coastal and lagoon surface waters at Sitio Pulo, a mangrove sanctuary in Navotas City, Metro Manila. Microplastic particles were isolated and characterized from both water types. The study highlights that even protected mangrove areas adjacent to densely populated urban coastlines are contaminated with microplastics.

2023 Applied Environmental Research 1 citations
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Perception and Awareness of Marine Plastic Pollution in Selected Tourism Beaches of Barobo, Surigao del Sur, Philippines

Researchers surveyed marine plastic litter on four tourism beaches in the Philippines and assessed local perceptions of marine pollution among beach visitors, finding significant litter accumulation that tourism management practices have failed to control. The study links beach litter levels to tourism activities and highlights the need for integrated coastal management.

2023 Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 5 citations
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Plastic waste occurrence on a beach off southwestern Luzon, Philippines

Researchers documented plastic waste on a beach in southwestern Luzon, Philippines, finding high levels of macroplastic litter and establishing baseline microplastic contamination data for a country identified as one of the largest contributors of plastic waste to the ocean.

2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 82 citations