parts of the maldives? the country is making strides, trying to modernise how it manages its waste. but the reality is even for a luxury resort, what to do with plastic is dwarfed by the threat from the sea. so the maldives have been sinking for thousands of years and it s the live coral that s been keeping us alive. so, even if sea levels don t rise but if the coral dies, then eventually, the core of the islands will continue to sink, so our goal is to keep the coral alive. sonu tells me he s started his own marine research institute on the resort. i ve come to meet the scientists who are trying a different approach to nurturing the corals back to life. this is one of the largest coral nurseries in the world. thousands of colonies saved from a nearby site have been planted here.
i think this is what you call high end artistic upcycling. what they ve done here is really impressive, it s inspiring. but you have to remember that this is a luxury resort, there s a lot of finances in this place. and you have to wonder could this be upscaled to use as a production line in other parts of the maldives? the country is making strides, trying to modernise how it manages its waste. but the reality is, even for a luxury resort, what to do with plastic is dwarfed by the threat from the sea. so the maldives has been sinking for thousands of years, and it s the live coral that s been keeping us alive. so even if sea levels don t rise, but if the coral dies, then eventually, the core of the islands will continue to sink. so our goal is to keep the coral alive. sonu tells me he s started his own marine research institute on the resort. i ve come to meet
so the maldives has been sinking for thousands of years, and it s the live coral that s been keeping us alive. so even if sea levels don t rise, but if the coral dies, eventually, the core of the islands will continue to sink. so our goal is to keep the coral alive. sonu tells me he s started his own marine research institute on the resort. i ve come to meet the scientists who are trying a different approach to nurturing the corals back to life. this is one of the largest coral nurseries in the world. thousands of colonies saved from a nearby site have been planted here. aki allahgholi, a former banker turned coral specialist is leading the project. the goal is to produce, basically, 50,000 corals every year to be l
so even if sea levels don t rise, but if the coral dies, eventually, the core of the islands will continue to sink. so our goal is to keep the coral alive. sonu tells me he s started his own marine research institute on the resort. i ve come to meet the scientists who are trying a different approach to nurturing the corals back to life. this is one of the largest coral nurseries in the world. thousands of colonies saved from a nearby site have been planted here. aki allahgholi, a former banker turned coral specialist is leading the project. the goal is to produce, - basically, 50,000 corals every year to be outplanted into the environment| where they are needed. over the next eight years, j until 2030, we try to bring
in this place. and you have to wonder, could this be upscaled to use as a production line in other parts of the maldives? the country is making strides, trying to modernise how it manages its waste. but the reality is, even for a luxury resort, what to do with plastic is dwarfed by the threat from the sea. so the maldives has been sinking for thousands of years, and it s the live coral that s been keeping us alive. so even if sea levels don t rise, but if the coral dies, eventually, the core of the islands will continue to sink. so our goal is to keep the coral alive. sonu tells me he s started his own marine research institute on the resort. i ve come to meet the scientists who are trying a different approach to nurturing the corals back to life. this is one of the largest coral nurseries in the world.