Environment
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
‘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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
Threat of disease from Malé litter, says council
The council said not enough had been done to keep Malé clean in the three years since the housing ministry seized control of waste disposal responsibilities.
17 Apr 2018, 09:00
Komandoo land reclamation complete
Reclamation of about 70 percent of the lagoon around the northern island has doubled its landmass from about ten hectares to nearly 20 hectares.
16 Apr 2018, 09:00
Addu and Fuvahmulah nature parks opening in June
“Visitor Centres” and boardwalks have been built in Fuvuhmulah’s Eydhigali Kilhi and Addu’s Koattey protected areas to offer hiking, bicycling and mangrove canoe tours as well as snorkelling and reef diving.
12 Apr 2018, 09:00
Environment ministry ignored ring road project concerns
Top Environment Protection Agency officials said they were prevented from warning the housing ministry to stop the ongoing ring road work.
11 Apr 2018, 09:00
Plenty more fish in the sea as over a ton discarded
The spike across the Maldives, especially in the south, has led to complaints about an ice shortage to keep the fish frozen, as well as MIFCO and other firms lacking buying capacity.
10 Apr 2018, 09:00
Malé outer road expansion breaching environment rules
The road, which is being widened in preparation for the opening of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, will connect Malé to Hulhumalé.
10 Apr 2018, 09:00
NGO criticises government reclamation project
Ecocare Maldives says the environmental impact assessment was done in 2011 and is outdated.
09 Apr 2018, 09:00
EPA slaps MVR100m fine for reef damage
The Environment Protection Agency has ordered two vessels that ran aground on a reef to pay MVR100 million (US$6.5 million) as compensation for damages.
26 Mar 2018, 09:00
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