Sustainable management Maldives Flashcards
1
Q
Why would previous methods like building artificial islands not work?
A
- unlikely to help the whole population
- money spent protecting capital city and creating new islands means isolated islands are ignored
2
Q
What actions are being taken to help isolated coastal communities?
A
- Mangroves for the future working with them to educate them on the importance of maintaining mangrove swamps as a natural defence
- Global environmental facility provided grants to develop sustainable and organic farming ad an alternative source of income to fishing
3
Q
What has the japanese government done?
A
funded mangrove nurseries on the maldives so that damaged mangrove areas can be replanted
