The Addu Nature Park consists of the Eydhigali Kilhi wetlands and Koattey, meaning fortress, a protected area on Hithadhoo island. You can explore on foot, by bike, by golf cart or from the water ...

What can be done? “Coral is key,” said Aminath Afau, assistant director of the Addu Nature Park, a short drive or a leisurely cycle-ride along the causeways on Hithadhoo island. “It grows at ...

Hithadhoo, the capital of Addu city in the Maldives ... "Due to [Maldives'] fragile nature, biodiversity conservation is a priority for our government…Through this project we will establish the first ...

Ali Nizar, Addu City’s mayor, supports the island’s reclamation projects. “I worry that our livelihood is being stolen from us. Our nature is being snatched away.” Fathimath Saaira is a ...

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme today included Panna in India and Fuvahmulah and Addu Atoll in the Maldives, to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. For India it is the twelfth ...