'Just 5 from protected areas being properly monitored'

4 weeks ago

Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim states only five out of all protected areas in the Maldives are being properly monitored. The Minister was summoned to the Parliament for questioning on Monday during which he underscored that despite there being 93 protected areas in the Maldives, only five of them are properly monitored. Nevertheless, he affirmed that the current government aims to protect as