Abdul Azeez Abdul Hakeem

Abdul Azeez Abdul Hakeem is director of Marine Activities at Banyan Tree Ihuru and Vabbinfaru Resorts in the Maldives . He was educated in the Maldives and Egypt, and was director of agriculture in the Maldives government before becoming one of the worlds top experts on coral gardening.

Growing a beach in the Maldives

We all treasure our blissful interludes on the shoreline, accompanied by the breeze, and the sound of waves lapping at the shore, especially during the magic moments of sunset and

By Thomas J Goreau, Abdul Azeez Abdul Hakeem and Wolf Hilbertz

/ 12 May 2004