The seabed east of Malé Atoll shelves steeply to 2,000 meters and the west less...

The words ‘climate change’, ‘migration,’ and ‘islands’ evoke images of “climate change refugees” fleeing from paradise as the ocean mercilessly rises over pristine beaches. These representations rarely hold in reality. Phrases such as “climate refugees” and “climate migrants” are severely criticized in scientific literature, and many islanders object to the terms. The Maldives is a perfect case to illustrate how islanders view links between climate change and migration. The country, an Indian Ocean archipelago with 1,190 islands grouped into 26 low-lying coral atolls, has its highest point just 2.4 meters above sea...

Over the past century, island biodiversity across the globe has been subjected to extreme pressure...

Apart from a few air services, there are no regular scheduled transport links between the...

Small, quaint and densely settled, Malé (pronounced Mar-lay) is not a spectacular capital city, but...

Though many people dream of a tropical island holiday where they do nothing but laze...

If you’re a beach-lover, sun bunny, or simply need to get away from your hectic...

The Maldivian parliament, the Majlis, Citizens’ Council has 48 members. Malé, which is the capital...

Islam is the religion of the Maldives and those who practice it are called Muslims....

The Maldives has a long and rich heritage of arts and crafts and the country...