The Minderoo Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organization established in 2001 by Dr. Andrew Forrest and Dr. Nicola Forrest. While not a direct participant in space technology development or space launch, the foundation supports initiatives that utilize space-based technologies, such as satellite imagery, for environmental monitoring. Specifically, it supports the Global Plastics Watch platform, which leverages remote sensing satellites and AI to monitor plastic pollution in oceans, and invests in technologies, including space-based technologies, to improve resilience to climate-induced disasters.
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Minderoo Foundation’s No Plastic Waste initiative projects that a 30 percent global increase in the production of single-use plastic over the next five years will lead to an extra three trillion items of throwaway plastic waste by 2025.
The Minderoo Foundation is working with the government of Indonesia to increase recycling capacity by developing capacity for an additional one million tons per year by 2025.