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Humaida Abdul Ghafoor and Ahmed Ikram v. Government of Maldives
Civil litigation to stop the destruction of Villimale Funavaa
Case submitted to the Supreme Court of Maldives : 21 April 2026

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27 Apr 2026

Resubmission

Funavaa Case resubmitted to the Supreme Court after the revisions required by the Court.

23 Apr 2026

Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court orders certain revisions to the Funavaa petition form.

21 Apr 2026

Request to Submit Constitutional Petition

A request to submit a constitutional petition to the Supreme Court of the Maldives was submitted in connection with the imminent loss of the Kaafu Atoll Villimale Funavaa (old growth Indian Laurel forest patch), hereafter, the Funavaa Case.

A press statement was issued by Miveshi on 21 April 2026 (Dhivehi).

This case was submitted by two residents of the Greater Male’ Region, Humaida Abdul Ghafoor and Ahmed Ikram.
The respondents in this case are:
1) Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
2) Environmental Regulatory Authority
3) Maale City Council

Information about the background and updates of this issue are available at Save Maldives campaign site.

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