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In order to pick up the momentum of ‘Save Neykurendhoo’ campaign, H.Dh. Neykurendhoo’s council decided to use ‘Save Neykurendhoo’ hashtag in their formal documents.
The island’s council stated that their objective is to incite the hype to save the largest mangrove forest in Maldives from dying off.
“We have decided to employ the hashtag, ‘Save Neykurendhoo’, in our officially sanctioned documents to bring it to the attention of authorities, and to increase the scope of the campaign to save the country’s largest mangrove forest”, stated the council.
H.Dh Neykurendhoo and HA. Kelaa houses one of the largest mangrove forests in the country. Under the Environment Protection Act (Law No: 4/93), both mangrove forests were declared protected in 2018. It has been brought to the attention of many, that the mangrove forest is deteriorating and dying off at a breakneck speed.
The danger that northern mangrove forests are facing has no definitive solution. Neykurendhoo’s island council kick started the campaign in order to create awareness on various media platforms about this concerning matter.
The locals of Neykurendhoo expressed their concern and love for the mangrove forest by naming this year’s Eid Al’Adha celebrations “Kandoo Eid Ufaa 1441”.
As part of the council’s effort to save the island’s mangrove forest, the council hosted a set of meetings with locals under the name “Rayyithunge Salla”.
Neykurendhoo council have, on multiple occasions, stated that the severity of damage to the island’s mangrove forest is unprecedented. They have estimated over 10,000 deaths of mangrove plants from their Mangrove forest.
On June 27, a team organized by Neykurendhoo council began a survey using the skillset of International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Mangrove Specialist group, Mangrove Action Project (MAP), and Save Maldives. The survey was funded by Commonwealth’s Human Ecology Council.
ރާއްޖޭގެ އެންމެ ބޮޑު ކަނޑޫފާ މަރުވަމުންދާތީ އެކަން ކަމާބެހޭ ފަރާތްތަކުގެ ސަމާލުކަމަށް ގެނައުމާއި ސޭވް ނޭކުރެންދޫ ކަނޑޫފާ ކެމްޕޭން އިތުރަށް ފުޅާކުރުމުގެ ގޮތުން މިކައުންސިލުގެ ރަސްމީ ލިޔުންތަކުގައި ހޭޝްޓެގް ބޭނުން ކުރުމަށް ވަނީ ނިންމާފަ. #SaveNeykurendhooKandoofaa pic.twitter.com/P9nNNsXQbj
— NeykurendhooCouncil (@hdhNeykurendhoo) August 18, 2020
Neykurendhoo’s representative and Makunudhoo constituent’s member Mr. Mohamed Raai has brought the issue to the parliament’s floor and have met with both Minister of Environment and Minister of Fisheries to discuss about the issue.
Following the council’s survey, a team of environmental experts from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture commenced an investigative field operation to determine the large scale die-off of mangrove trees in the protected mangrove area of Kelaa and Neykurendhoo. The survey ended on July 14, 2020.
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