Sustainability
From plastic bags to power bills: Monaco businesses mark a decade of greener trade
A 20-cent charge here, an ingredient swap there: ten years on, Monaco’s Commerce Engagé label has all but banished the plastic bag from member shops — and even trimmed restaurants’ energy bills.
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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.
Preserving marine turtles in French Polynesia
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is supporting an important project to protect Polynesian marine ecosystems and in particular marine turtles.
Sunda Pangolin gets a break from extinction
Animal advocate Katerina Pirelli-Zucchetta speaks to scientific research expert Dr. Benoit Goossens about the endangered pangolin, a species making headlines because of its supposed link to...
