To reduce volume of vehicles in Male-Hulemale, what about pilots of: Self-service EV ‘car clubs’ & short-term hire; Communal ‘White Bike’ E-bike & scooter fleets with card swipe; Subsidised shuttle mini bus pilot up & down Majeedhi; & Car & moped sharing scheme for starters?

There is an external cost to parking & the rapid rise in pvt vehicle numbers in Malé, that need to be internalised. Unrestrained free market policies often lead to what we describe in environmental economics as the 'tragedy of the commons'.

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Iruvai & irun vai. No haze when the wind is from ESE. Also Uthuruhalha giving way to Huvan which means calmer days ahead,according to traditional knowledge. It's amazing how the nakaiy calendar still aligns considerably well. We cannot see the full picture with just theory.

Press release regarding the fine imposed on Secretariat of The Addu City Council for the environmental damages caused by the activities carried out in the Addu City Rujehere area. gazette.gov.mv/iulaan/226614

Amazing! The simulation helps to visualise and understand the wider territorial effects of dredging and sediment plume with wind and tides. The environmental collateral damage of development.

Maamendhoo in bodu baeh giraalai, Rashah maayooskameh | hathaavees.com/47090

#WorldWetlandsDay This is what Government of Maldives did to Kulhudhuffushi Kulhi. Our calls to save the remaining part following the destruction remains unheeded. An expert report recommending measures to reduce negative consequences - ignored. #SaveKulhudhuffushiKulhi #SaveMaldives

No blueprints needed for these craftsmen. Relying on basic tools and a keen eye. Working under the hot sun. Villigili makeshift boatyard.

#DhivehiArchives Visited Hawwa Manike, a traditional reed mat weaver from Gadhdhoo in South Huvadhoo, yesterday with Professor Frank Heidemann (a social and cultural anthropologist from the Munich University, Germany). Hawwa Manike has been weaving mats for the past 10-12 years.

🦇 Fruit bats have been vital to island ecology for centuries, even predating human settlement 570 years ago! As pollinators and seed dispersers, they maintain plant diversity and balance. 🌿 This Alexander Laurel wood tree is a favorite daytime roost for these bats,

Call for Submission: Public land allocation for Residential Use We are pleased to announce an opportunity for interested individuals or couples to submit proposals for the allocation of public land for residential development.

Kudafari Council welcomes #ClimateCartographics researchers from University of Westminster! Collaborating on a pilot project for climate adaptation from May 4-10. 🗺️🌊 Our researchers, John Cook and Ben Pollock, will be using cutting-edge tech like the DJI Mini 3 Pro drone 🚁 and DROP D3W

The community of Noonu Kudafari is pleased to welcome you to a day of cultural and ecological festivities celebrating our esoteric island environment - a festival to share our ways of life in this thriving, resilient island society that has existed for centuries amidst the tides

Great little snippet of work we have been doing with Kudafari the past week. Looking forward to contributing to the festival next month!

🌊 Join us for an incredible journey at the Little Big Festival 2023! 🎉🐬

Great to exhibit our Climate Cartographics #AR Climate Interface at University of Westminster Ambika P3 this week. Hosting layers of cycling infrastructure, #airpollution and biodiversity (+more!) on a topographical model #london #DataVisualization #ClimateEmergency Open Studio WM Active Travel Academy

Architecture is Climate What an amazing catalogue/archive/compilation/resource/library/stimulus/provocations...etc. MOULD 👏 structured through Foundations, Practices and Futures... well worth spending some time to browsing. architectureisclimate.net