Dive to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic

Indonesia is the world's second largest supplier of marine litter.

Twenty-five-year-old Swietenia Puspa Lestari decided to take action to drown the beautiful coral reefs in the Indonesian capital in plastic.

She leads a team of volunteer divers who clean the reefs and collect their garbage.

Produced by Callistasia Wijaya and Lara Owen, cut by Kevin Kim and filmed by Anindita Pradana

Swietenia is one of the 100 women of the BBC from 2019 . Each year , 100 BBC women nominate 100 influential and inspiring women and share their stories. Find us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and use # 100Women.

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