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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PACA approves “100% green” budget in European first
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region took a radical new approach to its latest budget in marking each expense and investment on its ecological credentials. Now it has been approved and the scores...
Eat out, chuck out era comes to an end in Monaco
At the turn of the New Year, Monaco is bringing in a number of “zero waste” measures that will help the Principality phase out single-use materials by 2030.
Monaco backs decision to shore up protections in the Med
Among issues tabled at the recent International Maritime Organisation meet was a move to protect the Mediterranean as a “particularly sensitive sea area” as well as reduce sulphur dioxide...
2022, the year that Europe burned
Everyone in Europe felt the heat this summer, but its forests suffered too, with 2022 a record year for fierce forest fires and carbon emissions.
COP15 breakthrough: historic deal struck to stop biodiversity loss by 2030
Negotiators from across the world have adopted a landmark global biodiversity agreement at COP15 in Montréal, supporting a commitment to preserve 30% of all land and seas by the year 2030.
The cross-border fight to protect Mediterranean biodiversity
Nine influential organisations have come together under a collaborative banner to list all funding grants currently available for Mediterranean biodiversity conservation in one central database.
