ECOCARE Maldives renewed its call for the protection of Keylakunu Island in Haa Dhaalu Atoll after the government announced plans to develop it as an eco-tourism zone, including floating villas and a visitor centre. The organisation's advocacy director urged that the island, home to a unique Avicennia marina mangrove forest, be designated a biosphere reserve.
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Solih also designated Keylakunu Island, along with its reef and lagoon area, as protected areas on 25 December 2018.
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After careful deliberation, the Visitor Economic Council is considering the development of floating accommodations for island visitors, designed to ensure no adverse impacts on the coral reefs,
We want to reiterate our call from 2017 about keeping the island as it is, given its ecological significance.
The island is the only one in the Maldives that can technically be classified as a wild mangrove forest,
The island must be protected and designated as a biosphere reserve to ensure its conservation for generations to come. It is essential that such significant environmental hotspots remain protected by limiting as much human influence as pos…
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