Environment Protection Agency (EPA)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
Track area unsafe for swimming, warns EPA
08 Sep 2014, 11:00 AM
Araam Travels asks government to reconsider cancellation of Farukolhu airport deal
31 Aug 2014, 12:20 PM