President Nasheed receives ‘Champion of the Earth’

The Maldives

  • Most Recent News

    14 Oct 2011

    SAARC Cultural Festival in Maldives

    A cultural festival is being planned to be held in Addu City to coincide with the 17th SAARC Summit being held from 10-11 November 2011. The main obj[..] read »

    08 Oct 2011

    Maldives president outlines progress on carbon neutral plan

    The Maldives has made significant progress since last year in beginning the move towards becoming the world’s first carbon neutral country, Pres[..] read »

    08 Oct 2011

    Virgin Group Founder Says Fossil Fuel Addiction Will Lead To Unprecedented Global Recession

    Sir Richard Branson, the founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group, has said that the world faces “the mother of all recessions” unless muc[..] read »

    28 Sep 2011

    Sir Richard Branson and Edward Norton to speak at the Six Senses SLOW LIFE Symposium Environmental Conference

    Sir Richard Branson and American actor and environmental campaigner, Edward Norton are among the pantheon of global environmental leaders who are se[..] read »

    20 Sep 2011

    Conrad Maldives collects five awards in two weeks

    We are pleased to announce that Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is the proud winner of five different awards in the past two weeks; collecting two from[..] read »

    13 Sep 2011

    Mega Maldives sparkles with the launch of direct flights from Korea

    MEGA Maldives Airlines, the international airline of the Republic of Maldives, has today successfully launched a direct route to the Maldives from I[..] read »

    13 Sep 2011

    Grand SAARC Festival to be held for SAARC Summit

    President Mohamed Nasheed has said that a grand SAARC Festival is being planned in Addu City and Fuvammulah for this year’s SAARC Summit. Reflec[..] read »

    11 Sep 2011

    Seventeenth SAARC Summit

    The preparations for the 17th SAARC Summit hosted by the Maldives, scheduled to be held in the South Region in the island of Hithadhoo on 10 – 1[..] read »

    07 May 2011

    Statement from the Government of Maldives to visiting tourists

    In light of the recent protests in Male, the capital of the Republic of Maldives, the government wishes to reassure and communicate clearly to all cus[..] read »

    10 Apr 2011

    Per AQUUM Announces, NIYAMA, The Hottest Opening Of 2011

    Per AQUUM announces the opening of NIYAMA, Maldives, its newest addition to its award winning portfolio. Due to open October 2011, NIYAMA has been des[..] read »

President Nasheed receives ‘Champion of the Earth’

President Nasheed has received the ‘Champions of the Earth’ Award, the United Nations’ most prestigious environmental prize.

The President was awarded the prize, in the category of policy and leadership, during a ceremony today in South, Korea.

President Nasheed accepted the award on behalf of the whole Maldives. He said he was “humbled by this recognition” and that it was his “duty to continue working” in this regard.

He also said the prize was recognition of the growing importance of the Maldives on the issue of global climate change.

The awards are being held in conjunction with the Business for the Environment Global Summit, which is being attended by more than 1,000 representatives from business, government, and civil society.

Previous Champions of the Earth Award winners include former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, and former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark.

© 1998 - 2010 THEMALDIVES.COM | Maldives