Comments for BLUEPEACE blog http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog Save the Environment Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on THILAFUSHI: TOXIC BOMB IN THE OCEAN by Derek http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/hazardous-waste/thilafushi-toxic-bomb-in-the-ocean/comment-page-1#comment-9267 Derek Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:50:34 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=18#comment-9267 I think this issue will become more prevalent as time goes on. This isn't a country issue, this is a global one. Our current consumption levels will not allow us to sustain the environment. This conversation needs to be had sooner rather than later, before its too late. I think this issue will become more prevalent as time goes on. This isn’t a country issue, this is a global one. Our current consumption levels will not allow us to sustain the environment. This conversation needs to be had sooner rather than later, before its too late.

]]> Comment on WHALE SHARK MATING AREA IS LEASED FOR DEVELOPING INTO INDUSTRIAL SITE by Hartzu http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-9266 Hartzu Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:29:56 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-9266 Thank you so much for doing protecting our reefs,fishes and everything . Thank you so much for doing protecting our reefs,fishes and everything .

]]> Comment on Hudhufushi – Dhiffushimaadhoo Area Should be Declared as Nature Reserve by latest news http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/hudhufushi-dhiffushimaadhoo-must-be-made-nature-reserve/comment-page-1#comment-9260 latest news Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:19:30 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=14#comment-9260 Maldives Tourism Ministry renews agreement for new Hudhufushi resort MALE, March 31 (HNS) – The Tourism Ministry has renewed the agreement made with Abdu Rauf of Maafannu Snow Rose, to develop a resort in Hudhufushi in the Lhaviyani atoll, and granted a 12-year delay to begin paying the US$85 million (Rf1.09 billion) debt to the state. The Tourism Ministry renewed the agreement after filing a court case after the lessee failed to develop the resort and pay rent from July 1, 2002. Haveeru requested the ministry to provide details of the agreement renewal, but failed to get additional details of the ministry’s decision, apart from an official confirming the matter. Reliable sources, however, confirmed to Haveeru that Rauf was given four years to complete the development of the resort in two phases – two years given to complete the first phase, which includes 75 rooms. The lessee has to begin paying the rent of the resort after the two years. The new agreement states that the pending rent and fine, which amounts up to some Rf1 billion, should be paid starting from the 11th year that the rent should be paid. Haveeru understands that the ministry also delayed the rent of the first two years, an additional three months, and an additional two years. The agreement states that it would be terminated if the lessee fails to pay two payments of US$750,000 (a total of US$1.5 million) before June 1 and December 1 of this year. The ministry reportedly granted a delay to pay US$3 million out of the rent of four years and an additional three months until March 27, 2015, and an option to pay the amount within a four-year period. Haveeru also learnt that the Tourism Ministry took the decision as the ministry saw that it could not win the court case. Rf976.6 million, out of the Rf1.09 billion debt, is the fine for the lessee’s failure to pay the rent – the highest single amount of debt out of the Rf1.5 billion, according to the government’s figures. Maldives Tourism Ministry renews agreement for new Hudhufushi resort

MALE, March 31 (HNS) – The Tourism Ministry has renewed the agreement made with Abdu Rauf of Maafannu Snow Rose, to develop a resort in Hudhufushi in the Lhaviyani atoll, and granted a 12-year delay to begin paying the US$85 million (Rf1.09 billion) debt to the state.

The Tourism Ministry renewed the agreement after filing a court case after the lessee failed to develop the resort and pay rent from July 1, 2002.

Haveeru requested the ministry to provide details of the agreement renewal, but failed to get additional details of the ministry’s decision, apart from an official confirming the matter.

Reliable sources, however, confirmed to Haveeru that Rauf was given four years to complete the development of the resort in two phases – two years given to complete the first phase, which includes 75 rooms. The lessee has to begin paying the rent of the resort after the two years.

The new agreement states that the pending rent and fine, which amounts up to some Rf1 billion, should be paid starting from the 11th year that the rent should be paid.

Haveeru understands that the ministry also delayed the rent of the first two years, an additional three months, and an additional two years.

The agreement states that it would be terminated if the lessee fails to pay two payments of US$750,000 (a total of US$1.5 million) before June 1 and December 1 of this year.

The ministry reportedly granted a delay to pay US$3 million out of the rent of four years and an additional three months until March 27, 2015, and an option to pay the amount within a four-year period.

Haveeru also learnt that the Tourism Ministry took the decision as the ministry saw that it could not win the court case.

Rf976.6 million, out of the Rf1.09 billion debt, is the fine for the lessee’s failure to pay the rent – the highest single amount of debt out of the Rf1.5 billion, according to the government’s figures.

]]> Comment on WHALE SHARK MATING AREA IS LEASED FOR DEVELOPING INTO INDUSTRIAL SITE by latest news http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/whale-shark-mating-area-leased-for-industrial-site/comment-page-1#comment-9259 latest news Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:09:09 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=65#comment-9259 Management of Hanifaru in Baa Atoll,an uninhabited island with a natural underwater bay -locally known as ‘Vandhumaafaru Adi’- famous for whale sharks has been handed over to Baa Atoll Council on 15 July 2011 by Environment Protection Agency of the Maldives. The Area was listed as protected in 2009 by the Government of Maldives after growing pressure from environmental activists and now is part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Baa Atoll which came into being on June 2011. Bluepeace has campaigned hard for the protection of Hanifaru read our article @ http://www.bluepeacemaldives.o​rg/blog/biodiversity/whale-sha​rk-mating-area-leased-for-indu​strial-site at our blog which appeared on August 2008. Management of Hanifaru in Baa Atoll,an uninhabited island with a natural underwater bay -locally known as ‘Vandhumaafaru Adi’- famous for whale sharks has been handed over to Baa Atoll Council on 15 July 2011 by Environment Protection Agency of the Maldives.

The Area was listed as protected in 2009 by the Government of Maldives after growing pressure from environmental activists and now is part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Baa Atoll which came into being on June 2011.

Bluepeace has campaigned hard for the protection of Hanifaru read our article @ http://www.bluepeacemaldives.o​rg/blog/biodiversity/whale-sha​rk-mating-area-leased-for-indu​strial-site at our blog which appeared on August 2008.

]]> Comment on CONTROVERSY OVER LONG-LINE FISHERY PLANS IN MALDIVES by Badeeu http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/long-line-fishery-controversy-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-9249 Badeeu Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:44:09 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=221#comment-9249 This is really good for us to recover our big loan, till last last yeah Yamin and his friends only allow to do long line fishing in Maldives costal zone but we are not allow, I really appreciate President Nasheed and his cabinet action regarding this issue. This is really good for us to recover our big loan, till last last yeah Yamin and his friends only allow to do long line fishing in Maldives costal zone but we are not allow, I really appreciate President Nasheed and his cabinet action regarding this issue.

]]> Comment on Hudhufushi – Dhiffushimaadhoo Area Should be Declared as Nature Reserve by Khadeeja Hameed http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/hudhufushi-dhiffushimaadhoo-must-be-made-nature-reserve/comment-page-1#comment-9245 Khadeeja Hameed Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:06:10 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=14#comment-9245 Thanks, Bluepeace, and please try to help to save the unique Island of Hudhufushi, it may be future one of the biggest islnad in Maldives. May Allah Bless to save the Island of Hudhufushi in my Atoll Thanks, Bluepeace,

and please try to help to save the unique Island of Hudhufushi, it may be future one of the biggest islnad in Maldives.

May Allah Bless to save the Island of Hudhufushi in my Atoll

]]> Comment on Cabinet decides to lease Dhigulaabadhoo for aquaculture by N.A.R.U http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/cabinet-decides-to-lease-dhigulaabadhoo/comment-page-1#comment-9244 N.A.R.U Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:48:18 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=282#comment-9244 A source in EPA has informed that Verena Wiesbauer, a consultant from Austria is doing this EIA. The proponent had hired the best person to do this EIA. Verena is a Marine Biologist. Verena likes to conserve the enviorment. Hope that the EIA that she is compiling would raise this issue and recommends not to proceed with the mariculture project. EPA should ensure that the EIA is being done by a regisered consultant A source in EPA has informed that Verena Wiesbauer, a consultant from Austria is doing this EIA. The proponent had hired the best person to do this EIA. Verena is a Marine Biologist. Verena likes to conserve the enviorment. Hope that the EIA that she is compiling would raise this issue and recommends not to proceed with the mariculture project. EPA should ensure that the EIA is being done by a regisered consultant

]]> Comment on Hudhufushi – Dhiffushimaadhoo Area Should be Declared as Nature Reserve by Khadeeja Hameed http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/hudhufushi-dhiffushimaadhoo-must-be-made-nature-reserve/comment-page-1#comment-9243 Khadeeja Hameed Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:36:50 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=14#comment-9243 I am proud of my atoll and this unique island from my atoll Lhaviyani, You may not seen like this kind of islands in Maldives, but we have seen such as like Kanuhura before it was lot of turtles are coming for laying eggs, and i have seen by my eyes that the turtles gone water, but that was my childhood time, but now my heart was crying for that place, and now Kanuhura is tourist resort. how sad it. all the turtles lost their own home. now there are no more turtles coming to lay the egg, they are afraid of that. Than why the goverment talking about the enviroment protuct or the save the turtles. I realy hate about this nature to selling for small amount of dollars, I wish and pray for hudhufushi will noy happen for that. may allah save the hudhufushi and our atoll toooo....................................... I am proud of my atoll and this unique island from my atoll Lhaviyani,

You may not seen like this kind of islands in Maldives, but we have seen such as like Kanuhura before it was lot of turtles are coming for laying eggs, and i have seen by my eyes that the turtles gone water, but that was my childhood time, but now my heart was crying for that place, and now Kanuhura is tourist resort. how sad it. all the turtles lost their own home. now there are no more turtles coming to lay the egg, they are afraid of that.

Than why the goverment talking about the enviroment protuct or the save the turtles.

I realy hate about this nature to selling for small amount of dollars,

I wish and pray for hudhufushi will noy happen for that. may allah save the hudhufushi and our atoll toooo…………………………………

]]> Comment on Mangroves that saved Kendhikulhudhoo from tsunami under threat now by BLUEPEACE blog » Bluepeace Launches “SAVE ATOLL MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS” Campaign on World Environment Day 2011 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/biodiversity/kendhikulhudhoo-mangroves-under-threat/comment-page-1#comment-9242 BLUEPEACE blog » Bluepeace Launches “SAVE ATOLL MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS” Campaign on World Environment Day 2011 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:51:27 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=303#comment-9242 [...] Recently short-term investments in non-traditional commercial aquaculture for immediate gains are transforming mangrove ecosystems into salt marshes causing irreversible damage and destruction in the Maldives.  Many precious and rare species face extinction and biodiversity is being obliterated. This trend has caused a tremendous toll on the fragile mangrove ecosystem which in many islands are not properly managed and often used as garbage dumps. [...] [...] Recently short-term investments in non-traditional commercial aquaculture for immediate gains are transforming mangrove ecosystems into salt marshes causing irreversible damage and destruction in the Maldives.  Many precious and rare species face extinction and biodiversity is being obliterated. This trend has caused a tremendous toll on the fragile mangrove ecosystem which in many islands are not properly managed and often used as garbage dumps. [...]

]]> Comment on THILAFUSHI: TOXIC BOMB IN THE OCEAN by Frank Huntington http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/hazardous-waste/thilafushi-toxic-bomb-in-the-ocean/comment-page-1#comment-9239 Frank Huntington Sun, 15 May 2011 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=18#comment-9239 I am deeply concerned over this issue of environment, especially from a country like Maldives where its President who claims to be a Champion of Environment by strongly advocating in favor of Environmental Activists in the international arena. I am deeply concerned over this issue of environment, especially from a country like Maldives where its President who claims to be a Champion of Environment by strongly advocating in favor of Environmental Activists in the international arena.

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