Maldives looks to ban anti-ozone substances
The Maldives parliament accepted the Bill on Protection of the Ozone Layer and submitted it to an interim committee for review Sunday. The Bill was accepted with 61 of the 65 members present voting
Haveeru Daily (Maldives)
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Maldives to devise action plan for new UN climate change pact
Discussions began Thursday regarding Maldives’ action plan for United Nations’ new international climate change accord. State environment minister Abdulla Majeed commenced this meeting to discuss the
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Addu City to sign waste management contract with Zed Enterprises
The Addu City Council has on Thursday said that they are preparing to sign a contract with a company that would collect waste from households in the city. Southern Maldives handled this task up until
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Waste from No. 1 Landfill overflowing to the streets
No. 1 Landfill in the capital Male’ is overflowing to the streets after part of the landfill was given to police. Male’ City Council said that there wasn’t much space left for waste after part of the
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Projects launched, agreements signed
Chinese government unveiled two new infrastructure development projects in Maldives, and co-signed agreements to increase cooperation between the two countries, in a ceremony held in President’s Office,
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Number of poor people reaches 53,000
The number of poor people in the Maldives has reached 53,000, statistics publicised by the Islamic ministry has revealed. According to the ministry, 53,200 people had registered as poor with the ministry
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Maldives declares 'all types of rays' protected
Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced its decision to protect all types of rays in the ocean, starting from Thursday. At a press conference held to give information regarding the
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Maldives to ban HCFC products next year
The government on Monday announced its plan to ban the import of any products that contain Hydro Chlouro Flouro Carbons (HCFC) from 2015. Speaking to reporters at a workshop held at the Customs Building,
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Environmental problems arise from Boskalis land projects
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Sunday that serious problems had arisen due to Boskalis acting against the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in reclaiming the land of three islands.
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Intl renewable energy conference held in Maldives
An international investors conference on renewable energy was held in the Maldives on Wednesday. The one-day conference was organized by multilateral development banks and the Maldivian Ministry of