Maldives participates in the 3rd Meeting of the Regional Steering Committee of MFFTuesday, 10 June 2008 The third regional steering committee meeting of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Initiative was held from 9-10 June 2008 at Evasion Resort and Spa Hua Hin, Pran Buri, Thailand to discuss the progress made by each MFF focal country in regards to National Coordination Body (NCB) for MFF and National Strategy and Action Plan (NSAP) for MFF. The Chair of the Maldives NCB, Mr. Mohamed Zuhair, Director General of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water gave a statement on the current... + more |
Deputy Minister of Environment participates in the High- Level segment of the COP-9 CBDSunday, 01 June 2008 Deputy Minister of Environment Energy and Water Abdullahi Majeed has underscored the vulnerability of island biodiversity to climate change impacts at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Bonn, Germany from 28-30 May 2008. The Deputy Minister noted that Maldives as a party to CBD is unwaveringly committed to its objectives and have prioritized biodiversity conservation as one of the top most agendas at the National... + more |
Maldives celebrates International Day for Biological DiversityThursday, 22 May 2008 Maldives celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity today, 22 May 2008. A special meeting to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity was organized by the Environment Research Centre (ERC) in collaboration with Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources at Male’ Nursery. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Water, Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources, Mr. Mohamed Zuhair. + more |