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Reuse and recycle with Soneva Fushi!

The team is treated to a demonstration of the environment friendly initiatives kickstarted by the pioneering force in Maldivian eco-tourism.

Fathmath Shaahunaz
27 February 2019, MVT 21:25
Stand Up For Our Seas Team conducting a presentation at Soneva Fushi. PHOTO: JAMES APPLETON
Fathmath Shaahunaz
27 February 2019, MVT 21:25

The four paddlers arrived Tuesday afternoon at Soneva Fushi, the luxury resort hailed as the pioneer of eco-tourism in the Maldives.

Soneva Fushi received the Stand Up for Our Seas team warmly and treated them to a two-hour eco-centred tour of the island, demonstrating the resort's environment friendly initiatives.

"They showed us how they break down plastic," shared paddler Dhafeena Hassan Ibrahim, "how they mix broken down glass and styrofoam with cement to make bricks.

Stand Up For Our Seas Team conducting a presentation at Soneva Fushi. PHOTO: JAMES APPLETON

"They also showed us doorknobs they made from [recycled] aluminium cans, and Easter Egg decorations made from plastic".

After the tour, Stand Up for Our Seas addressed the staff and guests of Soneva Fushi, giving a presentation on marine conservation, and the work carried out by the Olive Ridley Project in Maldives to rescue turtles entangled in ghost fishing gear as well as turtle identification.

Tired but exhilarated after the day's journey, the four women were then invited to join the guests at a nearby sandbank for a relaxing cocktail evening.

Dhafy (L) and Cal of the Stand Up For Our Seas Team pictured paddling. PHOTO: JAMES APPLETON

"...we got the chance to have questions from the guests that saw the presentation, and it was quite a nice way to spend the evening", said Dr Claire Petros.

The team enjoyed an incredible dinner buffet courtesy of Soneva Fushi before calling it a night and heading to Eydhafushi around 2200 hours.

"We really needed a lot of food to power us through tomorrow...", she said with a chuckle about Wednesday, when the paddlers would challenge the longest leg of their expedition at 17 kilometres.

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