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The Maldives have a rich variety of plant life despite the lack of fertile soils. There are three plant communities. The first is the foreshore, which is closest to the ocean and mostly bare except for hardy creeping vines such as Ipomoea species. The next is the beach crest, which is slightly more protected from the tides.
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
This is a list of protected areas of the Maldives: [1] Angafaru; Hanifaru; South Ari Atoll MPA; Hithaadhoo (Baa Atoll) Olhugiri (Baa Atoll) Hurasdhoo; Huraa Mangrove ...
The marine wildlife of Baa Atoll consists of marine species living in a circular archipelago in the Maldives, inside the administrative division of Baa Atoll, which is the southern part of Maalhosmadulu Atoll. Baa Atoll was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2011. [1] The whole is approximately 38 km by 46 km, covering a surface of 1,127 km ...
The 2,300,000-square-mile wonderland of biodiversity is home to millions of unique species of flora and fauna, nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater, and hundreds of indigenous communities.
The avifauna of the Maldives includes a total of 205 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans. Four species are globally threatened. Four species are globally threatened. The taxonomy (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) of this list follow the conventions of The ...
Sodwana isn’t as synonymous with scuba diving in the way the Maldives or the Red Sea are, nor does it crop up on many best diving destinations lists. Yet, this pocket of protected land less than ...
The Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve comprises 75 islands, 13 of which are inhabited by a population of approximately 12,000 people. The present population in the Maldives is culturally homogeneous, although the original population came from a varied ethnic mix of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Sinhalese and Arab origin.