will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and fo
with just a week to go until the king s coronation, preparations for street parties across the uk are well underway. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reef
but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival, as well. i travel across the islands to meet some inspirational people with exciting ideas, seeing the radical new ways to bring coral reefs back to life, and a completely new, sustainable way of reclaiming much needed land. this is extreme conservation the maldives. the maldives is located about 500km south of india in the indian ocean. it s made up of almost 1,200 islands that sit within these circular formations called atolls. and it s these low lying islands that the maldives has become fa
Small is beautiful, and that s how you scale it up. - come here, please. test your innovations, - test your energy solutions, coastal protection and - adaptation measures here, because we welcome it. at my last stop, i m meeting local children whose futures here in the maldives are very much at stake. what about a triggerfish? zoona is one of the first female diving instructors here. she teaches children about the sea and the marine wildlife to inspire them to protect it. fishes keep the corals alive, actually. if the coral reefs get damaged and we lose the corals, - it s a loss for the nextl generation and the fish won t be alive. the importance of acting now is not lost on these youngsters. 0n myjourney this week throughout the maldives, i ve met some truly inspirational people. creative minds that are thinking out of the box.
Come here, please. test your innovations, - test your energy solutions, coastal protection and - adaptation measures here, because we welcome it. at my last stop, i m meeting local children whose futures here in the maldives are very much at stake. what about a triggerfish? zoona is one of the first female diving instructors here. she teaches children about the sea and the marine wildlife to inspire them to protect it. fishes keep the corals alive, actually. if the coral reefs get damaged and we lose the corals, - it s a loss for the nextl generation and the fish won t be alive. the importance of acting now is not lost on these youngsters. 0n myjourney this week throughout the maldives, i ve met some truly inspirational people. creative minds that are thinking out of the box.