 Tourism is the largest sector of the economy in the Maldives. It plays an important role in earning foreign exchange revenues and generating employment in the tertiary sector of the country. The archipelago of the Maldives is the main sources of attraction to many tourists visiting the country. Tourism began in the Maldives in the 1900’s. Maldivian archipelago located from southern tips of both India and Sri Lanka.

 Tourism in Maldives is centered on the coral reefs. The sun, the sand and the sea, these are just three simple realities beckoning tourist from far and wide to these little islets as a glorious sense of happiness.Maldives is ranked among the best recreational diving destination of the world due to their extraordinary underwater scenery and clean water. It was also reported to be the worlds most desired honeymoon destination according to a global survey by agoda.com.

 3S (sun, sea and sand)  Promoted policy agendas  Establish Maldives unhibitated island act  One island one resort

 Maldives  In Maldives, tourism is the largest economic industry that contributed the income for this country.  Maldives is an Islamic republic country. It is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 island and most of them is uninhabited. The specific coordinate of the Maldives is 3°15′N 73°00′E3°15′N 73°00′E

location of Maldives Picture 1 : world map

 the capital for the Maldives is known as Male. Which is have 324,000 populations. The area of this capital is around 298 km 2. The major language for the Male is Divehi and the major religion for this capital is Islam.

Picture 1 : The Maldives capital, Male.

 The largest island in Maldives is Gan which is belong to Laamu atolls or Hahdhummathi Maldives

 Divided into two categories: a) Natural b) Man made

 Asian tsunami (December 2004)  Dramatic declining in tourist arrivals during 2005  Caused the closure of a number of resorts  Recovery after tsunami (2006)

 Construction of coastal structure  Example: Jetty  Effects:  Movement sand around island  Alteration of current movement  Greater of sedimentation of coral colonies  Destruction of habitats of many marine creature from reef blasting

 Transport for tourist  Example: boat go out into the reef everyday for tourist activities  Effects:  Coral reef die because anchor

 Solid waste or waste disposal  Rubbish, oil barrels, excreta disposal  Effects:  Leaching of toxic to the sea

 Island vegetation  Example: implantation or planting of coconut tree (used of import fertilizers)  Effects:  Change the condition of soil  Cut down the shrubs and coastal vegetation

 Marine activities  Example: scuba diving, snorkeling and bathers  Effects:  Breakage of coral  Removal of coral and coral fauna for souvenirs'

 Fishing industry  Second largest industry after tourism sector

 Architecture & design control  Limit the boat arrival in one destination  Rules and regulation  Use environmental friendly fertilizer  Control mandatory replacement for each tree that is cut down

 Tourism has a particularly high influence on any environmental damage.  The most important tools the government has for tourism resource management are the land tenure, and laws and regulations. With the use of the land tenure system the government is in a better position to control the development and growth of the industry which situate the resorts in good location and avoid the use conflicts of ecosystem

 There is a need for greater public awareness about the natural and cultural resources. This will enable the smoother implementation of the policies drafted by the government and will reap rich dividends for the Maldivian economy.  The tourism industry in the Maldives is sustaining and prospering on corals, so proper management of the coral reef resources are of paramount importance.

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