Sustainability
Monaco assumes presidency of the Pelagos Agreement for marine mammal protection
Looking ahead, Monaco plans to expand the Agreement’s reach and impact. This includes strengthening collaboration with other Mediterranean and international organisations focused on marine conservation.
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Our Ocean: EU pledges over €800 million to ocean protection
The European Union has committed to funding ocean protection actions to the tune of €816.5 million at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama held this week, one of the biggest amounts the bloc has ever...
Environmental impacts of yachting front and centre at La Belle Classe Superyacht symposium
Last week’s La Belle Classe Superyacht Symposium at the Monaco Yacht Club put emphasis on the latest ecological developments in the sector while addressing the thorny issue of yachting and the...
Fears of water scarcity and widespread drought mount in France
As the record dry spell continues and fears mount of what a drought in France this summer will bring, local authorities in the French Riviera are taking anticipatory measures concerning water usage.
Principality to host first Pelagos Initiative Forum during Monaco Ocean Week
Various experts will come together during Monaco Ocean Week for the first ever forum on the Pelagos sanctuary, a Marine Protected Area in the Mediterranean.
Monacollecte: An eco-friendly way to dispose of unwanted items
Coming up is Monacollecte, an event that focuses on collecting and sorting items that are no longer wanted or needed, but could easily find a home elsewhere.
Terrifying scale of forever chemicals across Europe revealed in new PFAS mapping project
The devastating effect of the widespread use of PFAS since the 1950s has been revealed by the Forever Pollution Project: thousands of sites across Europe have been forever contaminated by dangerous...
