The current government is in the process of declaring 1 island, 1 reef and 1 mangrove as a protected area from each of the 26 administrative atolls of the country.

This process requires effective management plans for each of the protected areas to ensure meaningful conservation. While there are many protected areas, at the moment only 4 areas have effective management plans.

The aim of this project is to establish sustainable management regimes in at least two significant protected areas in the Maldives.

• Conducting ecological and socioeconomic surveys
• Drafting of management plans
• Training and capacity building for key stakeholders
• Development of an institutional framework to govern implementation and recommendations on sustainable financial mechanisms to govern the management plan.
• Establishment of management facilities