Finally stepped outside after weeks of covid restrictions only to be assaulted by a crab 😹

From all of this, it sounds like we have lost one of the finest in his chosen profession. A great loss for MNDF, surely. Instead of glorifying this, I do hope the government launches a sincere investigation into what went so fatally wrong during the operation.

This week staff from ERA, @MoEnvmv & @MMRI_Maldives took part in a hands-on coral reef fish ID and underwater survey training. From theory sessions to survey dives, participants strengthened skills in fish ID, field methods, data standards and reef monitoring.

Speak out now against the @ChinaAid project in Villingili. It will wipe out our last greenery, worsen congestion, and put public health at risk. @China_Amb_Mdv @MMuizzu stop this. No to ecocide. Protect our community. #SaveVillingili

Imagine removing the oxygen cylinder of a pateint. Villimale is suffocating with concrete & the only respite to provide oxygen for the island is being decimated. Some live just to waste oxygen, so they can’t value life. Can they even imagine the hedonic price of a single tree!

Five years ago today, I took these photos of one of our lemon trees in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Two and a half years have passed since our home was bombed by Israel and reduced to rubble. For just as long, no one has watered the trees or tended the garden. The lemon tree, along with the oranges, olives, mangoes, peaches, eggplants, and so much else we grew, did not survive the terrorist Israeli attack. And yet, the sun has never stopped shining. Every day, it rises as if still searching for those trees, for the life that once filled that garden. That is what I choose to remember when I think of home: not the ruins resting over my books and clothes, but the light, the growth, and the garden that once lived there.

ބޭނުންވަނީ ސައިކަލްތައް ވެސް ހިޔަލުގަ ބަހައްޓަން. އެކަމު ޒަމާނީ ތަރައްގީއޭ ކިޔާފަ ގެންނަ ތަރައްގީގަ ގަސް ރުއް އެއްވެސް ހަމައެއްނެތި ކެނޑިޔަސް އޯކޭ. އެކަމަށް ތާޢީދުވެސް ކުރަންވީ.

@MaleCitymv މީ ކިހިނެއް ހިންގާ ކައުންސިލެއް؟ ތޮއްޖެހި ރައްޔިތުންނަށް ހަމަނޭވާ ނުލެވިގެން އުޅޭ ގްރޭޓަރ މާލެ ސަރަހައްދުގައި، ޕްރައިވެޓް ކުންފުނިތަކަށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ ބަންޑާރަ ބިންތައް 10,000 އާ 15،000 އަކަފޫޓުން އެއްވެސް ވިސްނުމެއް، ފިކުރެއް، މަޝްވަރާއެއް ނެތި ބަހަމުންތަ އެދަނީ؟

ވިލިމާލޭގެ ފުނަވާ ހަލާކުކޮށްލައިގެން ފްލެޓު އަޅާ މަޝްރޫއު ހުއްޓުވައިދިނުމަށް ސުޕްރީމް ކޯޓަށް މައްސަލައެއް dlvr.it/TS8KPV

Meeting requested to share expert concerns over tree removal in Funavaa area ift.tt/l4uzWpn

A painful memory that can never be forgotten from the genocide we are living through in Gaza… These two birds belonged to my son Imad. He used to wake up every morning to play with them, feed them, and laugh innocently. But in a single moment… there was a strike and explosions near us, and their small hearts stopped from the shock — they died instantly. Imad cried for them for many days… he couldn’t understand why they were gone. As for this cat… she was our cat that we took with us when we were displaced from our home. She was a friend to my children, Imad and Adam — they played with her every day, and she lived with us through half the moments of this war. One day, when the bombing surrounded us and the danger became intense, we escaped with our lives by a miracle… but she couldn’t survive. She was injured and died, and we had to leave her behind. We were deeply saddened by her… my children cried, and I cried too. And today, when we remembered her… we cried again. 💔

Welcome to #Villimalé - the last pocket of nature in the Greater Malé area. 1. Electric blue hermit crab holding onto a piece of rock. 2. Funavaa in the morning light - blocked off. 3. A rare sighting of a humpback cowry (ކައިރު ބޮލި) 4. Surf redfish - endangered species.

The thought of kids having to grow up in a hot concrete jungle with thaaru roads and no greenery make me physically sick

Early signs of coral bleaching are now being observed in the Maldives — and both field observations and satellite data are pointing in the same direction. In Huvadhu Atoll, we are recording night-time temperatures of up to 31°C at ~10 m depth on coral spawning reefs. Under normal conditions, these reefs are around ~29°C. The difference is not just measurable — it is physically noticeable during dives. At the same time, corals around Rathafandhoo are already showing visible whitening along colony edges, an early indicator of thermal stress. These reefs are not only facing elevated temperatures, but also the cumulative effects of sedimentation from ongoing harbour dredging, which further reduces their resilience. The attached figure (based on NOAA Coral Reef Watch data) shows that the Maldives has already crossed the local bleaching threshold and reached Bleaching Alert Level 1 by mid-April 2026. While cumulative heat stress is still building compared to major bleaching years like 1998 and 2016, the current trajectory is concerning. Bleaching is not triggered by peak temperatures alone — but by how long reefs remain under elevated thermal stress. If these conditions persist into the coming weeks, we could see a rapid escalation from early stress signals to widespread bleaching. Reefs already under local pressure will be the first to tip. We will continue monitoring both spawning reefs and bleaching progression closely over the coming weeks. #CoralBleaching #Maldives #CoralReefs #ClimateChange @CoralReefWatch @MMRI_Maldives @ERA_Maldives @MoEnvmv @ICRI_Coral_Reef @UNEP @Shammaan @Turqoiselabmv @Turqoiselabmv @AyaNaseem @ecosm_mv @SavetheBeachVM

The audacity to profit off our native vegetation as an aesthetic ✨ while being responsible for the destruction of our oldest funa trees in the last remaining green space in Greater Malé Area. #BMLFail #SaveFunavaa #SaveVillimalé

Happy Assidha! Assidha is the first Nakaiy (season) of the Southwest Monsoon (Hulhangu), characterized as dry and hot with gentle western winds. #Maldives H.C.Bell has written that 1st day of Assidha used to be celebrated as Havaru-Bassava Dhuvas. During the festival muffins and mats distributed to sailors and soldiers in Huvadhu Atoll.

@MaleCitymv is cutting the lateral roots of trees just to maintain level pavements, knowing full well that this makes them inevitable fall hazards on a windy day

British swimmer Rob Howens was in the water with his young daughter off New Zealand's North Island when a pod of dolphins unexpectedly surrounded them. According to witnesses and lifeguards, the dolphins formed a tight circle around them, repeatedly guiding them toward shore. Shortly after, a great white shark, approximately three meters long, was spotted nearby. For about 30 to 40 minutes, the dolphins maintained their formation, using tail slaps and jerky movements to scare the shark away. They only dispersed when the animal swam away, allowing the swimmers to return safely. This encounter is often cited as a powerful example of dolphins' social intelligence and their coordinated protective behavior toward humans.

Now they are after vilingili gasthah. Thaaku hiyaavaa gaheh huriyyaa moogandey faahanaey kiyaafa gasthah kandaane, dhen hoonu gadhaveema evaahaka dhakkaane kameh neh. One thing done right in hulhumale phase l roads are the trees. Kudos to those planners.