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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Preventing cetacean bycatches in the Med
Monaco is taking part in an international meeting of experts who are examining ways to monitor and reduce accidental catches of whales, dolphins and porpoises in fishing gear.
Prince’s Foundation backs TV festival sustainability award
The Monte-Carlo TV Festival has gained the support of the Prince’s Foundation for its Prince Rainier III Special Prize, which recognises the best environmental documentary of the year.
Ocean Decade has officially begun
Prince Albert II and Monaco’s representative for the Vendée Globe sailing race, Boris Herrmann, have united for the first Ocean Decade high-profile event, A Brave New Ocean.
New, quiet and 100% electric
The Principality is taking its commitment to the environment one step further with the introduction of a fleet of 100% electric rubbish collection trucks.
Watch the Prince take part in the first Ocean Decade event
Prince Albert will be speaking on Wednesday at ‘A Brave New Ocean’, a high-level virtual event kickstarting the Ocean Decade and rallying support for a sustainable Blue Economy.
Prince's Foundation helps spearhead Coral Reef Fund
The Prince's Foundation is among the first to contribute to a $10 million kickstarter for the Global Coral Reef Fund, an unprecedented crusade to finance the preservation of coral reefs.
