Ozone layer is a thin layer of gas above the earth’s surface which acts as a shield from the harmful ultraviolet B radiation emitted by the sun. It is formed 15 to 30 kilometers above the earth. Ozone is known to be a particular gas present both in the Earth’s upper atmosphere [...]
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Friday 4 March 2011, Male’, Maldive – ECOCARE Maldives re-launched its website in a small ceremony that was held in Monsoons Restaurant in Male’. The site was inaugurated by Chairman Mr. Mohamed Zahir (Meem Zaviyani) and General secretary Mr. Moosa Maniku. This ceremony was attended by most of the ECOCARE volunteer staff.
Global Warming and Cooling is something that planet Earth has undergone in its long history of 4.5 billion years. It is a phenomenon that has a natural cycle to it. The alarming reality today is the fact that humans have caused this natural process to accelerate rapidly. Our industrialization, our development, [...]
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26 Geographical atolls with over 1190 Islands, Maldives is situated in the in Indian Ocean, at the heart of the equator. These islands famous for its tourism are indeed in peril. Vulnerable to the huge waves, the low lying states are barely above mean sea level facing threatening consequences [...]
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Whenever we talk about environment, Climate Change happens to be the most common and most familiar term we find in our conversations today. It has become one of the major global stories in world politics, a bold headline in everyday news paper. It is something that concerns thousands of [...]
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The Republic of Maldives is a chain of low lying coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean. It consists of 1192 islands on 26 natural atolls, spreading across an area of nearly 107,500 sq km. The island nature of the Maldives and the fact that the population is spread across many small islands, [...]
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