Environment
Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage
The stories we missed during our five-year hiatus.
16 Jun, 18:03
The Maldives conducted a historic ocean use survey. What has it done with the results?
Unchecked infrastructure projects abound while plans for marine protection stall.
09 Jun, 21:30
El Niño is coming. Here's what it means for the Maldives.
A narrow window to prepare and a history worth heeding.
08 Jun, 18:03
Minister ordered approval of Addu wetland reclamation over regulator's objections
ERA said damage couldn't be mitigated; ministry rezoned protected area to proceed.
03 Jun, 19:31
Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles
Hawksbills vanishing, olive ridleys arriving, greens holding on.
23 May, 14:03
The day Iruvai ended: reading the rains in a season that no longer behaves
What Nakaiy and forecasts agree on as Hulhangu arrives.
19 May, 19:55
Dead fish, no clear cause: ERA investigates die-offs on eastern rim of North Malé Atoll
Parrotfish, octopus, moray eels among dead marine life at Kuda Huraa lagoon.
13 May, 14:50
Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces
Experts say threat was known before honeymooner lost leg in latest incident.
22 Apr, 13:59
Housing for whom? The towers rising over Villimalé's last grove
Ancient trees, a fenced-off footpath and a fractured community.
16 Apr, 19:00
Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.
Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.
25 Mar, 16:55
Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.
Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.
10 Mar, 14:52
Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed
A new textbook replaces Darwin's theory with what drill cores actually show.
04 Mar, 14:24
President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment
Dive sites abandoned, bait grounds destroyed as plume engulfs Malé atoll.
12 Feb, 17:15
"We simply have to keep going": Maldives' first Magsaysay laureate on fighting an existential timeline
Shaahina Ali on three decades of defending Maldivian reefs.
26 Jan, 14:10
More orcas in Maldivian waters – or more cameras?
Killer whales spotted from Fuvahmulah to Hulhumalé.
18 Jan, 16:35
Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec 2025, 18:01
Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed
New research finds warm-water reefs have passed their climate threshold, endangering reef nations.
01 Dec 2025, 14:13
Dead on arrival: a shark fishery with no fishers
Three weeks on, regulatory barriers keep boats docked.
19 Nov 2025, 17:16
Environment minister bypassed safeguards to approve Addu wetlands reclamation
Three-day approval ahead of presidential visit.
11 Nov 2025, 18:08
When "protected" means nothing: the state of Maldives' environmental safeguards
A vanished island, dormant fund, 87 unmanaged paper parks.
04 Nov 2025, 19:39
