Hanifaru Cleanup 2014 underatken
As part of gearing up for whale shark and manta season of 2014 Hanifaru island and Hanifaru reef cleanup and annual routine maintenance work was undertaken today. Participants in the cleanup work of Hanifaru Island included those from Baa Atoll Council, Eydhafushi Island Council, Baa Atoll Education Centre, Maldives Police Services, Baa Atoll Hospital and volunteers.
Hanifaru reef cleanup and maintenance was undertaken by Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru, Seamarc, Reethi Beach Resort, Dusit Thani Maldives, Seasplash and Kihaad Maldives.
The Biosphere Reserve Office wishes to thank all those involved in today’s work and hope that working together with all stakeholders involved we will all be able to achieve the common goal of managing Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve.
The Biosphere Reserve Office also wishes to express its gratitude to Royal for providing transport for the participants of Eydhafushi and Kihaad for providing lunch and RBR, Landaa and Kihaad for taking the responsibility of transporting the waste collected today.