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Government Authorises Dredging in Protected Areas, Ignites Environmental Concerns
The Environment Ministry gazetted amendments on Saturday that authorise sand borrowing, dredging and land reclamation in previously protected or environmentally sensitive areas for cabinet-approved projects, relaxing rules set under the Environmental Protection and Preservation Act. Former Environment Minister Aminath Shauna condemned the change, saying 44 ecologically significant areas were protected between 2018 and 2023, while the Environment Ministry declined to comment on the rationale.
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Between 2018-2023, we protected 44 ecologically significant areas across multiple atolls
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44 areasecologically significant areas protected between 2018 and 2023Maldives Republic“Between 2018-2023, we protected 44 ecologically significant areas across multiple atolls,” Shauna stated, highlighting the previous government’s efforts in expanding the nation’s protected areas network.
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100-metreprohibited dredging perimeter from the edge of a lagoon to an island's shoreMaldives RepublicThese included a 100-metre perimeter from the edge of a lagoon to an island’s shore, a 500-metre inner area of any lagoon from the outer wall, a 50-metre area inside the lagoon from an island’s shoreline, and within 200 metres of areas deemed protected or sensitive under the law.
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500-metreprohibited inner area of any lagoon from the outer wallMaldives RepublicThese included a 100-metre perimeter from the edge of a lagoon to an island’s shore, a 500-metre inner area of any lagoon from the outer wall, a 50-metre area inside the lagoon from an island’s shoreline, and within 200 metres of areas deemed protected or sensitive under the law.
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50-metreprohibited area inside the lagoon from an island's shorelineMaldives RepublicThese included a 100-metre perimeter from the edge of a lagoon to an island’s shore, a 500-metre inner area of any lagoon from the outer wall, a 50-metre area inside the lagoon from an island’s shoreline, and within 200 metres of areas deemed protected or sensitive under the law.
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200 metresbuffer around areas deemed protected or sensitive under the lawMaldives RepublicThese included a 100-metre perimeter from the edge of a lagoon to an island’s shore, a 500-metre inner area of any lagoon from the outer wall, a 50-metre area inside the lagoon from an island’s shoreline, and within 200 metres of areas deemed protected or sensitive under the law.
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