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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Monaco’s annual citrus harvest is about to begin
Each winter, several tonnes of bitter oranges are plucked from the many trees that line the streets of Monaco and shared out freely amongst residents in an act that echoes the agricultural heritage...
First Mùnegu Repair Café of the year planned for January
The popular, free and public service will be at the Marché de la Condamine on Saturday 13th January.
Emissions fell by 4.6% in France in 2023
A new report from CITEPA suggests that the industry, energy and building sectors led the charge in reducing damaging greenhouse gas emissions.
New book exchange up and running in Monaco
If you’ve already read the book you got for Christmas, why not swap it for a new novel at one of Monaco’s two book exchanges?
‘Aurora’ lights up Port Hercule in celebration of Pelagos Sanctuary
The artwork is accompanied by information panels explaining to visitors of Monaco's Christmas Village the purpose of the Pelagos Sanctuary and how children can get involved.
Monegasque schoolchildren join in with the CSM’s six-year coral protection study
When 10 CM2 classes from the Principality headed back to school in September, there was a new subject on the curriculum: the Mediterranean Sea’s precious red coral.
