Sustainability
Scientists add new warning levels as coral deaths surge
Earth’s reefs are bleaching fast, but hope isn’t lost. As Alexander Venn told Monaco Life’s Cassandra Tanti, urgent action now could still save the ocean’s dazzling “rainforests of the sea”.
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Monaco making strides in phasing out fossil fuel heating
The deployment of ocean thermal energy loops is progressing well, says the government, bringing the Principality closer to its 2050 carbon neutrality target.
Street artists unite to save Mediterranean seals
The Prince’s Foundation has accepted a €45,000 donation from UPAW, a team of urban street artists who came together to raise money for the protection of Mediterranean monk seals.
Coral Reef Fund seeks advisory board
Applications for advisory board members of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, supported by the Prince's Foundation, is now open to scientists, government representatives and blue economy experts.
“The system is weighted towards destruction, not preservation”
Ahead of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow later this month, Monaco’s Jean Castellini joined finance ministers from around the globe to discuss challenges and plan strategies.
COP15 adopts declaration to “act urgently” to protect planet
The COP15 Biodiversity Conference in China has urged Monaco and all participating countries to “act urgently on biodiversity protection in decision-making".
Resilient nature of coral reefs highlighted in new report
As Monaco handed over the chair of the International Coral Reef Initiative to the US, a new report revealed that 14% of coral reefs have disappeared since 2009. But there is hope.
