Exclusive: Former president asks green business to help restore democracy in Maldives

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Mohamed Nasheed urges businesses and green groups to write to MPs, warning political unrest in Maldives could derail efforts to tackle climate change

The former president of the Maldives, who last month resigned in what he has described as a de facto coup, has urged businesses and green groups to campaign for his country to hold a swift presidential...

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