Civil Society Organisations urge govt to investigate environmental crimes

A collective of local civil society organisations, on Sunday, issued a joint press statement calling the government to conduct full and transparent investigations regarding environmental crimed and hold all perpetrators accountable.

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An aerial photograph depicting the sandbank which Gili Lankanfushi Resort attempted to dredge recently. A collective of civil society organisations condemned the action as well as several other environmental crimes and demanded stronger action by the government. PHOTO: GOOGLE EARTH

Mariyam Malsa

2021-01-24 14:19:49

A collective of local civil society organisations, on Sunday, issued a joint press statement calling the government to conduct full and transparent investigations regarding environmental crimed and hold all perpetrators accountable.

The organisations that participated in the call included Transparency Maldives, Nalafehi Meedhoo, BeLeaf, Zero Waste Maldives, Save Our Waves Maldives, Land Sea Maldives, Save Huvadhoo, Ecocare Maldives, The Maldives Resilient Reefs Project, Huvadhoo AID and Save Maldives.

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