Environment Impact Assessment

Adduans still measure development against abandoned British base

"Nothing pledged has panned out for us."

Fast-tracked environmental approval puts ancient Maldives corals at risk

Planned resort in Goidhoo lagoon threatens 500-year-old coral ecosystem.

Causeway worsened flooding as warned by environment impact report

Hoadehdhoo islanders dug out the causeway after swell surges flooded the island.

EIA warns of lasting damage from reclaiming Kulhudhufushi mangrove

The “considerable negative impacts on the environment” include the permanent loss of habitat for the flora and fauna, loss of terrestrial vegetation and deforestation, and the effect on marine life due to sedimentation.

Tourism ministry seizes environment regulatory powers

Former fisheries minister faces corruption charges over lease of Thun’bafushi to Champa Moosa