Sustainability
Saving the Med’s red coral: Chanel speaks exclusively on groundbreaking CSM partnership
“We didn’t anticipate 23 publications. We didn’t anticipate such success with coral cultivation. We hoped. But the scale of what’s been achieved — it’s extraordinary,” Chanel’s Frédéric Grangié tells Cassandra Tanti.
More than that, some of the research has begun to show unexpected relevance in other fields, including medicine. “Because red coral is an animal, like us, there are fascinating insights into its microbiome that may apply to human health. It’s opened doors we never imagined when we started,” he adds.
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Prince’s photo competition returns for 2nd edition
The Prince Albert Foundation Environmental Photography Award contest is back and inviting photographers to reflect on the human relationship with nature and the link between human and planetary...
Natural cosmetics company joins forces with OceanoScientific
Monaco-based designer of cosmetic actives Exsymol has signed a partnership with OceanoScientific Expeditions, which will in part help protect organisms living in little explored coral reefs.
Teaching the value of organic gardens
Monaco Telecom has renewed its support of an initiative with the Prince’s Foundation and Terrae to establish organic vegetable gardens in the Principality’s schools.
Waste reduction nets installed in Fontvieille
Monaco has just installed a new macro and micro waste retention net in a storm runoff spillway in the Port of Fontvieille in an effort to prevent solid pollutants from making their way into the sea.
Prince Albert II Foundation teams up with Italian university
The Italian branch of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation will soon be offering scholarships for an environmentally-minded master’s course at Venice’s Ca' Foscari University.
Monaco-made polar e-explorer starts service at South Pole
Venturi has delivered the first electric polar exploration vehicle to its destination at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station, giving teams an eco-friendly mode of transport to carry out their...
