The government on Monday announced its plan to ban the import of any products that contain Hydro Chlouro Flouro Carbons (HCFC) from 2015.

15% students aged 13-15 use tobacco in Southeast Asia

“As we increase our efforts to clean Malé, the amount of garbage dumped on to the street is also increasing,” said Mayor Mohamed Shihab.

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A Low Emission Climate Resilient Development Programmeme (LECReD) begins today in Laamu Atoll.

A green public lighting has commenced in Hoadedhoo, Gaaf Dhaalu atoll which will replace ninety street and harbor lights with LED lights, and power twenty of these with solar energy.

Reclamation project for K.Thulusdhoo commenced on 6th May 2014 and the works are being carried out by Boskalis International BV.

The Maldives “is not prepared at all” for the projected acceleration of sea level rise caused by the collapse of a glacier system in Western Antarctica, local environmental groups have said.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has completed the “Project for Clean Energy Promotion in Malé” with the installation of solar panels at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury today.

Netherlands based maritime infrastructure company Royal Boskalis Westminster is committing “serious environmental crimes” in the Maldives, a local environmental group has said.