Transferring EPA to Tourism Ministry is ‘misguided'

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Former Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed slammed the decision by the government to transfer the responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Ministry of Tourism and Environment as a “misguided” move on Tuesday, as he stressed the need for the agency to remain independent. The EPA was created during Nasheed’s administration in 2008. On Tuesday, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu issued a