Scientists expected to find dead and dying reefs.
The Marine Research Centre advised suspending dredging and reclamation projects.
Shoko Noda, the UN resident coordinator to the Maldives, calls for the protection of marine life to be made the main focus of the country's development...
Environmentalists say Maldives reefs may not bounce back from this year's El Nino as fast as the government expects because of human stressors, such as dredging...
