Environment
Picnic islands to be built near Malé
The capital lacks a natural beach and its residents flock to suburb islands at weekends.
11 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Yellow alert issued for central and southern Maldives
Three accidents at sea were reported Saturday morning.
07 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Fainu airport plan draws anger and defiance
The airport and hotel project would swallow up most of Fainu island.
03 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
ADB approves US$33 mn grant for Maldives waste project
Greater Malé and nearby local islands generate 774 tons of mixed solid waste daily.
30 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Swathes of jungle to be destroyed in Fainu airport project
Activists have raised concerns about the need for an airport in Fainu as Raa atoll already has one.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives opens first plastic recycling lab and vending machine
Some 104 million non-biodegradable plastic bags toxic to coral reefs and marine life were imported to the Maldives last year.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives blasted for destroying the environment
Tremors in the central Maldives were the result of reef blasting by a local resort firm.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Flooding as strong waves damage Kulhudhuffushi breakwater
A swathe of the Kulhudhuffushi mangroves was reclaimed for the airport project last year. The lagoon was reclaimed all the way to the reef’s edge on the west side and the artificial breakwater was set up for shoreline protection.
27 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Second yellow alert issued
The Met says there will be heavy squally showers and wind speeds of up to 55 miles per hour.
26 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Met Service issues yellow weather alert
The Met said there would be torrential rain and gusts of up to 45 miles per hour.
24 May 2018, 9:00 AM
‘Clean Waves’ to protect Maldives island from plastic pollution
A Maldives island is among the beneficiaries of a fundraising effort launched Thursday with the sale of design-wear made from intercepted and upcycled marine debris.
20 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Heavy rains cause flooding in southern atolls
Water seeped into two households each in the Hithadhoo, Feydhoo and Hulhudhoo wards of Addu City but no items were damaged, according to police, who assisted with pumping out the water.
20 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Lhaimagu youth plant coral on damaged reef
A youth group in the Lhaimagu carried out the coral planting programme to revitalise the island’s reef ahead of the introduction of local tourism.
20 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign travellers account for 95% of tourism-related emissions in Maldives
The study looked at who was responsible for tourism-related carbon emissions: travellers or the tourist destinations.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
US$165m ‘secured’ for Greater Malé waste management
Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar secured US$165 million as financing from various multilateral donors during the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s board of governors last week.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
How parrotfish poop formed the Maldives
How the paradisiacal islands of the Maldives emerged from the ocean is featured in the next episode of the new National Geographic documentary series One Strange Rock.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Health authorities silent over dengue case increase
The Maldives Independent has received unconfirmed reports of two dengue-related deaths this year, including a foreign worker at a resort.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Met Service issues white alert
Heavy rains and thunderstorms are also expected in the southern atolls, with moderate showers in other regions.
22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Thousands join Malé clean-up event
Volunteers from government offices, independent bodies and state-owned companies, as well as schools and private groups, collected 70 tonnes of waste.
21 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
WAMCO takes over Malé cleaning
Malé city council warned earlier this week there was a threat of disease because of littering in the capital.
19 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
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