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force the world to think about the issue of global warming and rising sea levels. Last year, the film won the People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary at


the Toronto International Film


Festival showing that the message is being passed on. It will play in venues across the


UK in April with its premiere being held at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. While the Maldives may seem a million miles away from our day to day lives there is a clear message that we can take from its story. Our attempts to make a difference can start off with something small – from buying fair-trade food and wine or ensuring we recycle properly to buying an electric or hybrid


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car. But these small choices we make in our


lives by saying yes to an environmentally friendly lifestyle can help maintain the harmony of the Maldives and save countless lives.


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Maldivian President Nasheed’s resignation has hit the country hard


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