Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - BBCNEWS - 20210220:10:48:00
Officially the lowest nation on earth, its beautiful beaches are constantly under threat from climate change and the effects from tourism. ade went there to find out what the local people, and some tourists, are doing to protect the natural world there. coral reefs do notjust look great in holiday photos, they also contain more biodiversity than any other ecosystem on the planet, so it is essential that they don't disappear. even though they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, they are home to over a quarter of all the world's fish species. so here in the maldives, there is an ongoing progr...