Maldives coral reefs damaged by dredging

Maldives coral reefs damaged by dredging

Dredging to create artificial islands just centimeters above sea level is damaging the Maldivian coral reefs that built and protected the islands. Concerned Maldivians point out how the country’s future is being sacrificed to short term profit in Open letter to...
UNFCC COP 27 SACRIFICES CORAL REEFS AND SIDS YET AGAIN

UNFCC COP 27 SACRIFICES CORAL REEFS AND SIDS YET AGAIN

UNFCC COP 27 has sacrificed coral reef ecosystems and Small Island Developing States again by failing to protect them from climate change. Before UNFCC was signed in Rio de Janeiro 30 years ago (1992) I briefed delegates of the Association of Small Island Developing...