Environment

Highest material footprint in South Asia recorded in Maldives

December 18, 2020, 16:18

Male', Maldives - 2020's Human Development Index (HDI), published by the United Nations Development Programme on Thursday, revealed that Maldives has the highest material footprint per person in the South… Continued

Automatic weather stations to be installed in 6 more islands

December 7, 2020, 19:30

Male’, Maldives – The Ministry of Environment and Energy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with assistance from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have decided to build automatic weather stations… Continued

N. Manadhoo Council fined

December 6, 2020, 18:17

Male’, Maldives – The Enivronmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the N. Manadhoo island council after the council illegally cut down multiple palm trees in land newly allocated to be given… Continued

Cyclone ‘Nivar’ to indirectly affect Maldives

November 24, 2020, 08:50

Male', Maldives - The Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) has said that a deep depression over the south-west Bay of Bengal is forecasted to turn into a cyclone and move towards… Continued

Addu Nature Park to reopen on Friday

November 19, 2020, 14:02

Addu City, Maldives - Addu Nature Park, a nature conservation facility located at the northern tip of the 33,000 people strong Addu City, located at the very southern end of… Continued

First Maldivian space program launched

November 15, 2020, 21:30

Male’, Maldives – The Institute for Global Success (IGS) with the collaboration of KSF Space Foundation of United Kingdom has launched the first ever space program in Maldives. On Sunday, IGS held… Continued

Largest floating solar power plant to be built in Maldives

November 15, 2020, 11:00

Malé, Maldives — The Environment Minister of Maldives, Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan revealed that with the help of World Bank, Maldives is preparing on a project to build a 36… Continued

Gene for heat tolerance in corals found

November 12, 2020, 14:45

Queensland, Australia - An international research project carried out in Australia has used gene-editing technology to examine the heat tolerance of Great Barrier Reef corals. The results of this research… Continued

MET warns of harsh weather

November 8, 2020, 12:18

Male', Maldives - Maldives Meteorological Services (MET) has forecasted harsh weather with heavy rain and thundering for various parts of the country. According to the forecast, generally the entire country,… Continued

Thanburudhoo island declared protected

November 5, 2020, 22:37

Male', Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared Thanburudhoo island located near the capital, Male', as a protected island The decision to extend the protected area of Thaburodhoo lagoon to… Continued