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Lesser Noddy, a protected bird species in the Maldives. PHOTO/MALDIVES BIODIVERSITY

EPA warns action against capturing migratory birds

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Lesser Noddy, a protected bird species in the Maldives. PHOTO/MALDIVES BIODIVERSITY The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday warned action against individuals who catch the migratory birds that travel through the Maldives. Many migrant bird species travel from the northern hemisphere during autumn to their winter destinations. As such, birds that are not normally seen […]

Developing the bund wall around the area to be reclaimed in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi's mangrove swamp. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA

Ecocare seeks to order authorities to comply with EIA on Kulhudhuffushi swamp

By Maldives Times 2 min read

Developing the bund wall around the area to be reclaimed in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi’s mangrove swamp. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA Ecocare Maldives has filed at the Civil Court, seeking to order authorities to comply with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the reclamation of Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island’s mangrove swamp. Under the government’s project to develop […]