Resilience Maldives, Male Videos
Videos by Resilience Maldives in Male. Resilience Maldives was established in correspondence with restoring and researching marine eco-syst
Save Our Reefs
With more than 2041 distinct coral species, Maldivian waters harbors one of the richest and largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. Each island of Maldives is surrounded by a reef which is referred to as "house reef" which gives protection to the island by smothering the high energy waves. This nature is one of the reasons tsunami waves in 2004 impacted differently to the islands. The coral reefs are also providers of reef fish and live bait which is used in tuna fishing. In addition to this, most of the tourist visit the Maldives due to it's white Sandy beaches which comes from parrotfish poop. Moreover, Maldivian reefs are one of the most attractive dive sites in the world. Hence it is fair to say that these reefs play a major role in sustaining our economy. It provides 98% of exports, 62% of foreign exchange, and 49% of public revenue.
In the year 2016, the massive coral bleaching effected the reefs of Maldives by 70%. This bleaching event came during a time when several other pressures have been contributing to the ailing conditions of the reefs. As of 2015 more than 1000 ha of reefs from 98 islands have been reclaimed, today the number would be doubled. In addition to this, marine debris such as plastics is another issue that is yet to be addressed on a large scale. With these pressures there remains questions about the resilience of the reefs.
Today people are seen accustomed to artificial reefs as mitigation or a bit part solution for the reef reclamation. However, this solution is costly and may prove less effective. It takes 20-34 billion Maldivian ruffiya for artificial reefs across 198 islands in the Maldives. Instead, if we try to protect and preserve the existing natural reefs, the amount wouldn't exceed more than a million ruffiyya.
With recent anectodal reports from several sources, it does seem another bleaching event is on the horizon. With such successive bleaching events, we need to put additional efforts in securing our reefs for the futur
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Save Our Reefs
With more than 2041 distinct coral species, Maldivian waters harbors one of the richest and largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. Each island of Maldives is surrounded by a reef which is referred to as "house reef" which gives protection to the island by smothering the high energy waves. This nature is one of the reasons tsunami waves in 2004 impacted differently to the islands. The coral reefs are also providers of reef fish and live bait which is used in tuna fishing. In addition to this, most of the tourist visit the Maldives due to it's white Sandy beaches which comes from parrotfish poop. Moreover, Maldivian reefs are one of the most attractive dive sites in the world. Hence it is fair to say that these reefs play a major role in sustaining our economy. It provides 98% of exports, 62% of foreign exchange, and 49% of public revenue.
In the year 2016, the massive coral bleaching effected the reefs of Maldives by 70%. This bleaching event came during a time when several other pressures have been contributing to the ailing conditions of the reefs. As of 2015 more than 1000 ha of reefs from 98 islands have been reclaimed, today the number would be doubled. In addition to this, marine debris such as plastics is another issue that is yet to be addressed on a large scale. With these pressures there remains questions about the resilience of the reefs.
Today people are seen accustomed to artificial reefs as mitigation or a bit part solution for the reef reclamation. However, this solution is costly and may prove less effective. It takes 20-34 billion Maldivian ruffiya for artificial reefs across 198 islands in the Maldives. Instead, if we try to protect and preserve the existing natural reefs, the amount wouldn't exceed more than a million ruffiyya.
With recent anectodal reports from several sources, it does seem another bleaching event is on the horizon. With such successive bleaching events, we need to put additional efforts in securing our reefs for the futur