Read the latest updates from our Marine Discovery Centre at Kuda Huraa.
This month we release one of our reared Green Turtles back into the ocean, and you can meet ‘Elsa’ – our latest rescued Olive Ridley turtle.
October 2012 – Our environmental programmes have been recognised in the prestigious Condé Nast World Traveler World Savers Awards 2012 and Travel & Leisure’s 2012 Global Vision Awards.
January 2012 – The multimedia production company BasementVision are shortly to commence filming at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa.
“Rainforests of the Ocean” is a documentary film, which celebrates the conservation efforts of a nation under attack from the world. These low laying islands are bearing the brunt of the rising sea levels we all hear about, but what is happening to the humans that call this place home?
December 2011 – This month, Landaa’s MDC monitored 301 frames in the Al Barakat area as well as near the Bar and Staff Beach. Many of the Al Barakat frames are sponsored and they are growing really well – very few have needed to be retransplanted. The water temperature on the house reef has dropped to 28°C and all signs of pale bleaching on the frames have disappeared.
December 2011 – was a very busy month for the MDC at Landaa Giraavaru – we transplanted 51 new frames (a monthly record), 32 of which were sponsored by guests. Frames are growing really well in the Staff Beach area due to a very strong current at the moment. We are placing some of the newer sponsored frames here temporarily so that they will grow quickly, and we can then move them to areas that are more challenging to grow coral.
October 2011 – National Geographic go diving with Fabien Cousteau (grandson of Jacques) and Mark Lynas (author and climate change adviser)
July 2010 – Events like this highlight exactly why the work of the Reefscapers is so vital.
April 2010 – Now open, the Marine Discovery Centre at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru is an interactive research and education centre designed to teach guests and locals about the underwater world of the Maldives and the Resort’s efforts to conserve it.
