The Maldives is racing to create new land. Why are so many people concerned? The island nation is expanding its territory by dredging up sediment from the ocean floor. But scientists, former government officials and activists say such reclamation can harm marine ecosystems and make the country more vulnerable to rising seas.

The Maldives' land reclamation efforts stir debate (an example of how attempting to save a place may actually destroy it.
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