Anamika Das

Bangladesh

I am Anamika Das Kona, studying the 3rd-year B.Sc(Hon’s)course at the Department of Oceanography at the University of Chittagong. I am 23 years old. Since my childhood ocean has always been a place of peace to me. In 2016, I was working on my field trips in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The beaches looked unfamiliar to me. I could see that my place of peace has become a global dustbin. Then, I focused on this perspective. In each field trip, I worked as a team member of local cleanups in the coastal areas. I have stopped using straws and encouraged my friends to avoid plastic straws. Besides this, I am working on a research project entitled “Marine Spatial Planning on Sustainable Coastal Management and Economic Development of Maheshkhali Island: Planning For Blue Economy (03/2020 – Present)”.
I would like to engage myself in the research projects of the Plastic Ocean Projects. I would like to work on microfiber pollution and litter pollution.
My Initiatives:
• Worked as a volunteer in local cleanups in the coastal areas of Bangladesh
• Working on a research Project for Sustainable ocean
• Encouraged others to avoid Straws and local shopkeepers to use eco-friendly straws.
• Encouraged my friends to use eco-friendly pads during menstruation.
• Encouraged peoples to stop using cosmetics products containing microfibers