How important are coral reefs to the Maldives? The Maldives is an archipelago of over 1,000 islands sitting mere feet above sea level, which means the country is 99% ocean.

How important are coral reefs to the Maldives? The Maldives is an archipelago of over 1,000 islands sitting mere feet above sea level, which means the country is 99% ocean.

I Helped Restore Coral Reefs on Vacation in the Maldives — Here's How You Can, Too. Ambitious coral restoration efforts are underway across the atolls of the Maldives — with the help of some ...

Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet — provides safety ...

With rings of coral reefs dotting the crystal azure waters, the view from the seaplane gliding into Fairmont Maldives, Sirru Fen Fushi’s remote Shaviyani Atoll is breathtaking. Yet the beauty of ...

Shipwrecks, snorkelling and coral reefs: the Maldives by small-ship cruise. Island-hopping offers the chance to go wherever the winds take you: meet local people, commune with tropical fish, sip a ...

A member of the Muhyiddin Scout Group snorkels over a coral reef near Vilimalé, Maldives, during a routine monitoring expedition, part of a youth-led coral restoration project.

In 2016, the Maldives lost their front line of defense when a bleaching event affected about 60% of the coral reefs, according to Aya Naseem, a marine biologist and co-founder of the Maldives ...

Coral reefs in the Maldives have been decimated by warming waters, sand dredging, and blasting them apart during construction. The islands are littered with dead coral. Life underwater is clear ...

Although the humble sea cucumber may not look like much, it could soon be recruited to help save the world's coral reefs. The bottom-dwelling animals have been found to play a vital role in ...

The particular species of sea urchin impacted is a well-known protector of coral reefs and the deaths put the already fragile reef ecosystem in even more peril. Sign up here.