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Best of Maldives – Fish Breeding – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 12 September 11 1:2 AM | Maldives Complete
Question: For those who have been paying attention this past week, what is this a picture of? Answer: Now that is a Nemo fish! I know because it has the three white stripes ! [Soundeffect]: Buzzzz! Wrong. Actually, the Maldive species ‘ Amphiprion...
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Best of the Maldives: Protected Marine Areas – Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu
Published 12 June 11 4:35 PM | Maldives Complete
  In the spirit of World Oceans Day , the Maldives established a record number of protected marine areas last week in what many consider to be the most spectacular atoll in the Maldives, Baa. The map above links through to the UNESCO map of the areas...
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Best of the Maldives: World Oceans Day – Kuramathi
Published 8 June 11 6:27 PM | Maldives Complete
  Happy World Oceans Day! The entire country of the Maldives is celebrating this event including several special activities in various resorts . But the resort that has pulled out the stops is Kuramathi . They are featuring a special complementary...
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Best of the Maldives Online: Reef Regeneration - Seamarc
Published 22 April 11 8:29 PM | Maldives Complete
  Happy Earth Day 2011! Maldives have always been on the vanguard of promoting the thoughtful stewardship of the planet. In the spirit of the day, I thought I would highlight Seamarc who has been pioneering ‘reefscaping’ and ‘coral regeneration’...
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Best of the Maldives: Manta Research – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 11 January 11 4:26 PM | Maldives Complete
  Mantas are the most magical creatures I have seen in the wild. They have an a otherworldly aura to them that seems almost like a beneficent alien spaceship. And they too appreciate spa treatments that they get from wrasse fish at ‘ cleaning stations...
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Best of the Maldives: Exhibit – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 16 November 10 5:28 AM | Maldives Complete
The number one objection to visiting the Maldives is the thought that there is nothing to do there. If you don’t (a) dive, (b) have a newlywed to stare into the eyes of, or (c) work on your tan, then what do you do on an isolate plot of sand in...
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Best of the Maldives: Solar Powered – Soneva Fushi
Published 10 October 10 5:10 AM | Maldives Complete
In honour on Soneva Fushi’s hosted Eco Conference taking place this week (if you go to their micro-site , you can find a number of press releases about some of the content), I thought that I would call out yet another distinctive for Soneva on the...
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Best of the Maldives: Eco Conference – Soneva Fushi
Published 18 September 10 12:40 AM | Maldives Complete
While the focus of the Hay Festival Maldives event being sponsored by Soneva Fushi features a range of ecological issues, Soneva Fushi has gone one further by hosting an Eco Symposium ‘climate change debate’ featuring a range of premier environmental...
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Best of the Maldives: Voluntouring – Soneva Fushi / Soneva Gili
Published 8 April 10 1:36 AM | Maldives Complete
If you fancy contributing more than an afternoon helping the Maldives through a activity like reefscaping , and more than a day doing something like Earth Hour , then the Six Senses resorts Soneva Fushi and Soneva Gili are offering a special ‘Voluntourism’...
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Best of the Maldives: Eco Event – Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu
Published 28 March 10 8:43 AM | Maldives Complete
With such direct and high profile self-interest, the Maldives have not only been leading the calls for environmental action, but have been leading the way with their own actions. I have covered many of these pioneering initiatives recently ( Eco-Friendly...
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Best of the Maldives: Largest Marine Protected Reserve – Diva
Published 13 March 10 1:6 PM | Maldives Complete
With great bounty comes great responsibility and as the location of the most prevalent whale shark populations in the Maldives , Diva resort has undertaken the most ambitious effort for underwater preservation. They are supporting the development and...
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Best of the Maldives: Reefscaping - Kandooma
Published 1 February 10 10:40 AM | Maldives Complete
  With all of the discussion in the past few posts of what the Maldives and resorts are doing for conversation and the environment, it turns out that ecologically-minded guests visiting Kandooma can turn their activism into a holiday activity. Always...
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Best of the Maldives: Nature Conservation – Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
Published 23 January 10 6:21 PM | Maldives Complete
I’ve been running a series of posts of the range of eco-friendly approaches various Maldive resorts are taking as the Maldives asserts itself as the most carbon progression nation on the planet. It’s not just about using the planet’s resources wisely...
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Best of the Maldives: Eco-Friendly – Soneva Fushi
Published 16 January 10 7:12 AM | Maldives Complete
As I talked about in my last post , the drive from carbon reduction is no where more intense than in the Maldives. One of the better pieces that I’ve read about the issue was the Sunday Times article ‘ Trouble in Paradise’ . While Alila...
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Best of the Maldives: Eco-friendly Villas – Alila Villas Hadahaa
Published 9 January 10 11:52 AM | Maldives Complete
With the country of the Maldives pledged to become the first carbon neutral sovereign state in the world , all of the resorts are ramping up their green credentials. Mind you, being a collection of tiny, remote islands has always meant that the country...
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