ތިމާވެއްޓަށް މިވަގުތު ހުރި އެންމެ ބޮޑު ނުރައްކަލަކީ ނާޤާބިލު، ނަޒާހަތްތެރިކަމެއްނެތް އަދި ކޮރަޕްޓް ވެރިން! #Savefunavaa #SaveFishimathi #LetAdduBreathe #MvTreegrab #SaveMaldives #Vesheegedhifaauga

We thank everyone who showed up for today's protest and appreciate the mayor, councillors, and WDC for stopping by in solidarity. At the same time we're also very disheartened by and don't appreciate the sudden arrival of the MDP campaign team to the scene, which took away from the kind of community mobilisation we had wanted and turned the protest into something we didn't want it to become from the very beginning. If there's any concerns or complaints, we're always up for a conversation. Reach out to us. #WorldEnvironmentDay #VesheegeDhifaauga #SaveFishimathi #SaveFunavaa #LetAdduBreathe #SaveMaldives

#SaveFishimathi President @MMuizzu, whether you are aware of this or not, I urge you to intervene and stop this destruction. Fishimathi is one of the most beautiful natural mangrove ecosystems in the Maldives, and its loss would be irreversible. Please act now to prevent this environmental disaster and protect this precious natural heritage for future generations. #SaveTheEnvironment #Environmentday @DhekunuNizar @adaarandidi

World Environment Day Peaceful demo #HappeningNow in Malé Can't even take a picture in this island without some destructive machine in the background! #SaveMaldives from this "development"! #SaveVillingiliFunavaa #SaveFunavaa #SaveFishimathi #LetAdduBreathe

Protesting nation-wide ecocide on world environment day in Male' and Addu! 📍 Rasfannu, Male' 📍 Fishimathi, Addu ⏰ 4pm, tomorrow #SaveFunavaa #SaveFishimathi

According to Spokesperson @mundhu_maldives , Minister @aleeshareef assured him that the feedback of people living in the area had been taken into account before the rezoning and downsizing of the Eidhigali Kilhi and Koattey (Addu Nature Park) Protected Area. He also said that these were the most important stakeholders to talk to.  Okay.  So where is the feedback, then? Where are the consultation reports? Why were none of the public’s comments included in the gazetted amendment? Why wasn’t the rationale and reasoning made clear from the outset? Why have @MoEnvmv and @aleeshareef not responded in spite of us asking these questions since day one? Why has the Minister ignored all of our posts seeking accountability and information?  And most importantly, who exactly was consulted?  Who are these stakeholders the Minister claims to have spoken to if even the elected councillors at @AdduCityCouncil were excluded from the process? Let us also be very clear. PTV is not some unrelated NGO appearing out of nowhere to make a ruckus. We are FROM Addu. PTV includes members from the very area in question. Both in an individual capacity and a collective one, we are part of the stakeholder group you claim is “most important” to consult.  No one we know was consulted.  So who did you speak to? Is it just the same small circle of politically-aligned people again? We expected people like President @Muizzu and @aleeshareef to understand how representativeness and sample sizes actually work.  And don’t think we don’t know. Unless there are “state secrets” involved, we know very well what’s happening both on-site and behind the scenes. We know this project is being pushed by someone with no mandate or capacity to represent the voice of the people. But let us quote him directly to say that “Addu’s development is not constituency-based, but holistic.” So why the change in tune now? The stakeholders the Ministry may or may not have spoken to cannot claim ownership over a natural asset belonging to all of Addu simply because it falls within their side of an imaginary administrative boundary. The “tharaqqeege masakkah” (code for destructive land reclamation) cannot suddenly become constituency-focused if Addu’s development is supposedly “holistic”.  The impacts of destroying such a critical ecological reserve will not be localised. Climate change doesn’t care about constituency borders.  #SaveFishimathi #LetAdduBreathe

#SaveFishimathi 1 Year ago.

Is that the reason why you are destroying the #Fishimathi mangrove wetland in Hithadhoo? According to the EIA, there is no clear societal need to dredge this area. Yet, a section connected to the #UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Addu Nature Park, has been altered to facilitate the project. (Without any public consultation) How do you expect to maintain ecological balance by dredging a section of this wetland, killing the very organisms that sustain the entire ecosystem? We see the government seeking financial aid to protect mangrove areas, all while destroying them at home for political motives. Minister @aleeshareef, How do you justify this contradiction? #Savefishimathi @MMuizzu @NickDLow @ThimaaVeshiHQ @MoEnvmv x.com/editionmv/status/20573…

Adduge himaayai koffaivaa sarahaddhu kuda kurumun kanboduvun faalhukuranee #SaveFishimathi dhauru.com/post/news/43752?f…

Baajaveri haveerah @axanner Can you stop Sircar from dredging our mangroves and wetlands for political motives? 🙏🏽 cc: @MMuizzu #SaveFishimathi

If there are any decisions taken without consulting the public we should be out on the streets. The central government cannot dictate the council on how to manage our Protected Areas. This is all some drama for the Parliamentary Election because they know they have no chance against Sobe. #SaveFishimathi #CentralizationCanSMD

Yooooo @MMuizzu Reverse the damn amendment y’all gazetted today!! #SaveFishimathi #SaveAdduNaturePark

We're all interdependent on one another. The #SaveFunavaa campaigners The #SaveFishimathi campaigners The #HingaaMale campaign The youth who mobilized to get #JusticeforYumnu Those who tried to save Kulhudhuffushi Kulhi We need to build alliances to defeat the rot in the nation