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on April 22, 2010

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Emblem of the Scout Association of Maldives

The following Emblem and its description has been officially passed by the National Executive Committee of the Scout Association of Maldives and will be included on the New Constitution of the Association. Colour Code: Green: Pantone 348C / CMYK (%) C 100, M 0, Y 80, K 25 Yellow: Pantone Process Yellow C / CMYK(%) C 100, M 0, Y 0, K 0 Dark Blue: Pantone Blue 072C / CMYK(%) C 100, M 88, Y 0, K 5 Blue: Pantone Process Blue C / CMYK(%) C 100, M 10, Y 0, K 10 The Emblem is circular with a Green background. The emblem consists of a skipjack tuna with dark blue lines inside a white circle in the centre of a yellow fleur-de-lis, which is evenly centred on the green background. The three petals of the fleur-de-lis are bound by a rectangular green belt with t...

In Photos: Kuhlhavah (ކުއްޅަވައް)

Kuhlhavah (ކުއްޅަވައް), also known as Mangrove Apple ( Sonneratia caseolaris ) photographed in Maafallu Fengadu in Kulhudhuffushi City, North Maldives. This is a pioneering species that colonizes newly formed mudflats (Terrados et al . 1997), and can expand rapidly in number, especially in optim um conditions of low salinity. The roots of the tree is thick, tall peg type, robust above ground blunt pneumatophores roots . T he leaves and the fruit are edible (and is quite delicious). Habitat loss has significantly dropped the number to this species, making Kuhlhavah very rare. Note: Pneumatophores roots: lateral roots that grow upward out of the mud and water to function as this site of oxygen intake for the submerged primary root system P.S. If you don't know the folk tale: " Kuḷḷavah Falu Rani " (Queen of the Mangrove Forest) suggest reading 'Folk Tales of the Maldives' by Xavier Romero-Frias

"Do we need a national dialogue on 'adaptation focused population consolidation' in the Maldives?"

In October last year, I shared my thoughts on why we need a national dialogue on adaptation focused population consolidation in the Maldives. The article titled "Do we need a national dialogue on 'adaptation focused population consolidation' in the Maldives?" was published on Maldives Policy Think Tank . Bellow is an extract of the article that gives a summary of what is discussed in the article: -- Where are we at? Evidently, climate change poses an irreversible and existential threat to these islands, affecting islanders, their economy and their environment. The resilience of Maldivian islands is deeply rooted on their natural bio-geophysical features, their size, shape, topography, vegetation, and their coastal and marine environment health. Unplanned, (unsustainable) development practices over the years have led to irreversible environmental change, increases in population pressures, unplanned urbanization, reclamation and coastal modification have significa...

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