An artificial reef system developed by a research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has helped double the size of an eroding beach at a resort in the Maldives within two years.
The government’s Ras Male’ City project has reached a major milestone, with 62 percent of the planned land reclamation now completed, making the reclaimed area larger than any existing island in the Maldives.
A new study has revealed that the Maldives has reclaimed more land over the past 24 years than the combined total reclaimed across Europe and Africa, highlighting the extraordinary pace at which the island nation is reshaping its coastline. The study, Land Reclamation in the Maldives: Trends and Impacts from 2000 to 2024, provides the…
