Coral Bleaching

Maldives coral reefs show signs of resilience and recovery

Scientists expected to find dead and dying reefs.

Maldives faces elevated risk of coral bleaching

The Marine Research Centre advised suspending dredging and reclamation projects.

Life under for the life above

Shoko Noda, the UN resident coordinator to the Maldives, calls for the protection of marine life to be made the main focus of the country’s development plan

Can Maldives reefs recover from El Nino?

Environmentalists say Maldives reefs may not bounce back from this year’s El Nino as fast as the government expects because of human stressors, such as dredging and land reclamation.

Artificial reef building offers hope as super El Niño looms