Environment
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, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
NGO criticises government reclamation project
Ecocare Maldives says the environmental impact assessment was done in 2011 and is outdated.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
Housing ministry under fire for Malé building work
Malé’s landscape is changing rapidly amid construction projects and infrastructure upgrades.
25 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Anti-littering ‘environment cops’ to patrol capital
Around 255,826 metric tonnes of solid waste was generated in Malé in 2014, a 155 percent increase over the preceding decade.
19 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Schools to axe single use plastics by April
Single use plastics or disposable plastics are items like plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, plastic bottles and food packaging that are used once and thrown away.
13 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
No military purpose for Chinese observatory in Maldives: report
Chinese state media denied Indian reports that there was an ulterior motive for positioning the observatory in the Maldives.
28 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
US$126m cash injection from ADB for waste management project
Thilafushi island, which is seven kilometres from Malé, stores the refuse produced in the capital and uses it as landfill, or the rubbish is burnt.
23 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Captured fishing vessels were pirate boats
The two vessels were travelling from Somalia to Thailand, local media reported the Maldives National Defence Force as saying.
14 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Coast Guard intercepts illegal fishing vessel with 200 tons of tuna
A fisheries ministry report published last October said hundreds of foreign fishing vessels were operating illegally in Maldivian seas every year.
12 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Rainfall causes heavy flooding in Malé
Morning rainfall caused heavy flooding in Malé on Wednesday, Mihaaru reported.
03 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
EPA failing to publish airport impact reports
Save Maldives raised concerns about the projects in Maafaru and Funadhoo, saying the Environmental Protection Agency had yet to make its findings public.
26 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Heavy rain causes flooding on four islands
According to the police, flooding was reported on the islands of Maalhos in Baa atoll, Isdhoo in Laamu atoll, Villigili in Gaaf Alif atoll, and Gadhdhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.
19 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
“Oh, we’re sinking, look” – The Maldives and the environment
The Maldives government is accused of hypocrisy: planning for the destruction of the environment while at the same time championing to save it.
15 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Damage to 60 islands after extreme weather
Heavy rainfall caused flooding on 36 islands, strong winds tore off roofs and felled trees on 18 islands, and high swells were reported from four islands, according to the National Disaster Management Centre.
03 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
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