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Environment Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment

Island council faces hefty fine for illegal tree removal

More than 500 coconut palms were removed from Lhaimagu island.

13 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM

Environment

EPA names and shames garbage dumping offenders

The agency tweeted the name and address of three individuals fined for littering.

07 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM

Environment

Marine areas near Addu City to be protected

The protected marine areas are the Kandi-Hera Maakandu channel and the British Loyalty shipwreck.

29 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Environment

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

Environment

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

Environment

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

Environment

“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

Environment

Man fined US$7,000 for caging protected bird species

The Environment Protection Agency has fined a Maldivian man MVR111,500 (US$7,200) for capturing and keeping protected birds in his backyard. The hefty fine is the first imposed by the EPA for caging protected bird species.

20 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM

Environment

EPA assesses damage to Fuvahmulah reef from grounded ship

The Environment Protection Agency is assessing the damage caused to the Fuvahmulah reef after a Vietnamese cargo ship ran aground on the southern island’s lagoon.

18 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM

Environment

Bridge pipes ‘stored’ on Gulhifalhu reef

Some 18 massive steel pipes imported for the ongoing construction of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge are being kept on top of a coral reef near Malé.

30 May 2016, 9:00 AM

News In Brief

Track area unsafe for swimming, warns EPA

08 Sep 2014, 11:00 AM

News In Brief

Araam Travels asks government to reconsider cancellation of Farukolhu airport deal

31 Aug 2014, 12:20 PM

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