A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Did you know that around 200 islands in the Maldives are uninhabited, deserted islands? However, the majority of these have been developed as resorts and currently, there are over 150 resorts in the island nation. The reducing number of uninhabited islands has been a concern for locals for several years. One example is the Kuda […]
An event named ‘Discover Huvadhu’ will be carried out by the Maldives Fisherman Association to dive in every gulf of Huvadhoo Atoll. The event, scheduled from 29th July to 3rd August, is an initiative targeted to document, discover, disseminate, and promote the unique environmental, cultural, social, and scenic beauty of Huvadhu atoll. With the help […]
Photo credits: Transparency Mv Mohamed Naseem, the Managing Director at Business Development Service Pvt ltd, called upon the leading companies in the tourism industry of Maldives to launch a project, planting one million coconut trees across the Maldives. “We need your help to safeguard food security plus environment,” read his statement. Photo credits: Human Rights […]
The #FishForTomorrow campaign, led by the Maldives Resilient Reefs project by Blue Marine Foundation, has secured public support for the protection of giant grouper and all species of parrotfish in the Maldives. Over 27,000 people — more than five per cent of the population — responded to the campaign’s online polls that ran in the […]
The Environment Ministry has declared the South Eastern Farekede region of Fuvamulah City as a protected area. The decision to protect the Farekede area was announced in February of 2020, by the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Farekede is an area where sharks come together to breed and a variety of other marine organisms such as […]
Parliamentarians in the Maldives are proposing to ban the import of single-use plastics from 2021. The amendment to the Import-Export Act has proposed taxing single-use plastic items such as straws, disposable film and plates for the rest of the year. This act will be followed by a complete ban from January 2021. The parliament passed […]
Ukulhas is among one of the many islands in North Ari Atoll. This atoll is well known for its abundance in natural beauties such as the reefs, sand banks, uninhabited islands and dive points famous globally, resulting in numerous resorts throughout the atoll. Ukulhas is about an hour away by speedboat from the country’s main […]
HDC stated that 42 tonnes of litter were collected the past week. This was revealed in a post by My Hulhumale’ on social media on the 11th of July, 2020. My Hulhumale’ states 42 tonnes of litter were collected from different areas of Hulhumale’ and from the highway which is connected to the bridge. This […]
Environmental Pest Control Services, one of Maldives’ leading pest control service provider, has introduced a dedicated disinfection service to reduce the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus. The special service uses Noviruclean, a WHO-approved disinfectant recommended for cleaning and disinfecting communal and high-touch, areas. Noviruclean disinfects and deodorizes all inanimate, hard and non-porous surfaces […]