Sustainability
Historic ocean treaty comes into force to protect the high seas
A landmark UN treaty protecting nearly half the planet’s ocean has officially entered into force, marking a new era for marine conservation. So what does it mean?
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Female ocean scientist awarded major grant
The Women in Ocean Science (WIOS) committee, headed by Monaco Scientific Centre’s Dr Christine Ferrier-Pagès, has awarded its first recipient, an American scientist working with Caribbean coral...
Appeal for sea plastic reducing projects
BeMed, the organisation co-created by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, is launching a call for projects aimed at reducing plastic pollution in the Mediterranean islands.
Funding needed for animal-borne virus research
The ZSL is calling for urgent investment in research to prevent future pandemics which could have a much higher fatality rate than Covid-19.
Interview: Marc Ancrenaz on living peacefully with orangutans
Since 1996, Marc Ancrenaz, through his NGO HUTAN, has been identifying ways for people to co-exist and share habitats peacefully with orangutans in the Sabah rainforest, Malaysian Borneo.
Ocean protection continues during crisis
The MedFund is allocating €1.8 million to marine protected areas. It comes amid a new scientific study which suggests that oceans could be returned to their former glory within a generation.
Air pollution levels plummet in lockdown
Satellite data distributed by the European Space Agency show improvement in air quality in vast swaths of Europe since the confinement period began.
