From our history books, we find during the Second World War ”bandahjehun”, the people of Addu City was not starved to death because of breadfruit trees. Breadfruit trees play a huge role in Addu City from early years to now. In every household back yard were one or two breadfruit trees which supply shade, fruits, …
Living in a clean, safe environment makes our life better, and healthier and to keep environment clean we must take responsibilities and do our part. On World Cleaning Day Veshisaafu organized a cleaning event with the help of the Nature Park and cleaned the biosphere reserved area “Veherafanna” and collected 4000 plastic bottles. The energetic …
This year’s Theme was “Only One Earth” and it will focus on the need to live sustainably with nature. On World Environment Day 2022, our NGO organized a cleaning up event jointly with Dhiraagu, Policemv, Sharafuhdhin school, Adducity council, Hithadhoo school, MRCAAddu branch, Cocacola Adducity Branch. The area we cleaned was Hithadhoo Funavau. Among the …
All the palm trees in these uninhabited islands are very old and now started falling and dying. The beautiful vista we used see from a distance in the past is no more there. These islands were well looked after by our ancestors. “Varuvaa-ah dheefa othee maa, rah balahahtaa meehaa kaashi valhulaa, duvasvee ruhthah kan’daa aa …
So proud to see that this tree got a new life. It was pulled out from a land and were about to be carried to the dump yard. When some of our warriors noticed its fate, they intervened and brought it to our plot of land where we planted it. In its new home, it …
Many children are not aware of the benefits of a clean and healthy environment, and why it is important for them to know as well. You could give a workshop for children at your school and tell them about it. Or start an online campaign to inform children about it. On World Earth Day, we …
Dumping broken fridges, chairs, and washing machines in to the biosphere reserved area could harm the multitude of life indigenous to the site, damaging the delicate ecosystem that we ought to save for the next generation. In this department, our community needs more awareness programs which would help our residents abstain from harmful acts to …
Dumping broken fridges, chairs, and washing machines on the biosphere reserved areas could harm the multitude of life indigenous to the site damaging the delicate ecosystem that we ought to save for the next generation. In this regard, our community needs more awareness programs which would help our residents abstain from harmful acts to Mother …
Coastal erosion is a result of human activities and changes to the natural environment making the coastal dynamic action (wave, current, wind) lose balance in the coastal process, and the long-term loss of sediments of coastal zone results in the destruction process of coastline retreat and beach erosion. This is a crucial issue we face …
By using a reusable shopping bag, you can decrease the quantity of resources used on plastic bag production and disposal and protect the environment from plastic pollution. This being one of our target and vision, we strive to make this island a plastic free place by introducing reusable cloth bags to the residents. We are making …
