Down 2-0 on the Angers lawn, AS Monaco snatched the draw 10 minutes from the end on Saturday with a double from Radamel Falcao.
Falcao found the net twice to ensure AS Monaco took a point from their trip to fellow strugglers Angers SCO with a 2-2 draw. Photo: AS Monaco
Leonardo Jardim’s players dominated the ball throughout the first half (62%) and had the most chances, but Angers found the flaw on their first shot (Tait, 22nd). Then, the same Tait doubled the score a few seconds before half-time.
Down but not out, the Monegasques were ready to roll after they came back from the locker room. Played in by Golovin, Falcao brilliantly shot from the left (49th). It was then countered by Butelle (54th), but the Tiger roared a second time, equalising on penalty after a great job by Vinicius (80th).
The match was Falcao’s 100th Ligue 1 game, and saw him take his tally to 61 top-flight goals in France.
The draw has put AS Monaco 6 points ahead in 18th.
A commission has been set up to deal with construction projects in the Principality. Among its objectives, the team will deal with scheduling and noise laws that were proposed earlier this year and look at international solutions that can be applied here.
The first ever meeting of the Building Innovation Commission took place on Tuesday 26thFebruary. Among its members are Director of Public Works Jean-Luc Nguyen, representatives of the Principality, representatives of the public and private sectors of construction and concessionaires (telecom, water, electricity), and Government Counselor – Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism Marie-Pierre Gramaglia.
The creation of the commission follows the publication at the beginning of the year of the ministerial decrees on the schedules and noises of building sites. The main objectives are to mobilise and cooperate with construction stakeholders, to take stock of practices already existing in Monaco with regard to the management of construction nuisances, to look for solutions implemented in similar situations internationally, to confront these solutions with feedback from the Monaco players, to study the replicability of these solutions in Monaco, and to decide on the recommendations that will be implemented in Monaco.
The commission will be supported by two technical consultants: SETEC Energy Environment and Bureau Veritas. They will be in charge of performing an audit of existing solutions and completing a feasibility/replicability study in Monaco.
The government has said that noise pollution, including construction equipment, work methods, and construction techniques, be treated as a priority.
“This approach will allow us to find the best techniques and practices to apply on our territory,” said Marie-Pierre Gramaglia during her introductory speech. “It is important for this Commission to give companies a medium and long-term vision and to enable them to know the expected changes in terms of resources and organisation.”
She continued: “All of this can be a real opportunity for Monegasque companies who will be able to propose relevant solutions to the State, within the framework of the logic of awarding public works contracts to the best bid.”
Coordinated by the Directorate of Public Works, the Building Innovation Commission will meet at regular intervals. The next plenary meeting is scheduled for July 2019.
The program for the third edition of Monaco Ocean Week has been unveiled and its set to be an intensive seven days, with everything from the future of yachting to biomimicry on the agenda.
From 24th to 30th March, the Principality of Monaco will once again be putting key ocean issues in the spotlight.
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, together with the Monaco Government, the Monaco Scientific Centre, the Oceanographic Institute and the Monaco Yacht Club have all reaffirmed their commitment to take action against threats to the environment, especially the ocean.
MOW will look at pooling initiatives to curb and tackle plastic pollution more effectively
Monaco Ocean Week allows stakeholders to share their analysis of major issues related to the preservation of the marine environment and to enable them to find concrete solutions.
‘The future of our shared heritage’ will be the subject of the third edition, which is bringing together scientists, experts, NGOs and representatives of civil society to discuss the key issue of ocean protection. On the agenda are topics addressing innovation, research and developing a blue economy. The possibilities offered by biomimicry, the opportunities created by bioplastics, rethinking yachting of the future, pooling initiatives to curb and tackle plastic pollution more effectively, and developing a sustainable ocean economy are among the themes that will be tackled during a variety of workshops and talks being held throughout the week.
Opening Monaco Ocean Week is the 10th edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative, whose objective is the development of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by increasing their effectiveness and extent. These sanctuaries appear to be one of the most appropriate solutions for protecting marine ecosystems from human activities, yet still only represent 7.44% of the surface of the world’s oceans.
Among the questions being debated this year are: in the context of conservation and exploitation, how can we ensure the effective protection of the marine environment beyond the Aichi targets, how does a coherent network of MPAs contribute to the protection of migratory species, and what economic value should be attached to MPAs?
The Principality of Monaco’s commitment to marine ecosystem conservation is deeply rooted in its history with the inauguration of the Institute of Oceanography by Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1911, and more recently, with the creation of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in 2006.
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