NGO sues government over mangrove destruction
The NGO EcoCare Maldives initiated the civil suit against the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
13 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
The government is being sued over the destruction of mangroves to make way for an airport in Kulhudhuffushi.
The NGO EcoCare Maldives initiated the civil suit against the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The reclamation work is part of a project to build an airport in the northern island. It was inaugurated Sunday by President Abdulla Yameen.
EcoCare said the lawsuit concerned the “non-compliance of the Environmental Decision Statement, provided by the environment ministry, by the developer and contracting parties ahead of the beginning of the reclamation work of the mangrove.”
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