TAF beach clean up in Cap d’Ail. Photo: Facebook TAF The Animal Fund
The Animal Fund (TAF), a Monaco-registered organisation, has reminded its supporters that the ocean and its precious marine life are in great danger from pollutants, added to by overfishing, whaling and captivity. “Rather than a problem for the future, we are all very much affected already,” TAF said.
“We must not ignore that the ocean supplies us with over 50 percent of our oxygen. By saving the ocean, we save ourselves – we must all act now,” TAF implored.
TAF has held several successful local beach clean-up initiatives, including the Plastic Pollution Campaign at Larvotto in April and, on August 3, at Plage Marquet in Cap d’Ail. Volunteers are always welcome to their events.
Photo: Facebook TAF The Animal Fund
“At TAF we are optimistic, as more people than ever are becoming aware of how serious the situations is, and are doing their part to help. Yet there is still a long way to go, so we need everyone’s help to spread the message so that change can happen. The first step is awareness.”
The next TAF Ocean Clean, using kayaks and paddle boards, is on September 14, from 10 am until noon, at Plage Marquet. Sign up at: info@theanimalfund.net
Yoshi fans can now enjoy their favourite Michelin-star cuisine poolside as the Metropole Hotel takes its renowned Japanese restaurant to the Karl Lagerfeld-designed Odyssey rooftop terrace for the summer months.
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene have taken their children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, to Norway for a commemorative tour dedicated to his ancestor, ocean explorer Albert I.
With people from over 20 countries making up 35 teams competing in three different classes, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is taking the ideas of today to create a sustainable boating culture for tomorrow.
The Monte-Carlo Opera and the Prince’s Musicians are heading to Vienna after being invited for the first time to be part of the Rossini Mania Festival at the Vienna State Opera House.
The Ligue 1 calendar for the 2022/23 season has been and Monaco Life takes a look at the stand-out fixtures, including a congested August schedule, which will include Champions League play-off matches.
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Up to 30 'next generation' technology companies committed to sustainability and energy efficiency will be pitching for investment at next week’s Clean Equity forum in Monaco.
[caption id="attachment_23459" align="alignnone" width="640"] PHOTO: Michel Dotta, President Monaco Economic Board, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy; Prince Albert Carl Philip of Sweden; Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Monaco, Mattias Lindgren, Secretary of State to the Minister of Infrastructure, Robert Wentrup, Business Advisor of Sweden in France -Business Sweden and Jonas Jakobson, Founder of Nordic Equities. Photo: Realis/MEB.[/caption]
On the occasion of the visit to the Principality of a Swedish delegation, led by HRH Prince Carl Philip, to participate with HSH Prince Albert in a conference at the Yacht Club on the theme "Connecting and Protecting our Seas,” the Monaco Economic Board and its Swedish counterpart Business Sweden seized this occasion to jointly organise a business event.
A conference was held on Thursday, October 12, on the theme of Sweden and its business opportunities for Monegasque companies, in the presence of Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy and HE Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Monaco.
In the Sunrise Lounge of the Yacht Cub, the meeting heard from Michel Dotta, President of the Monaco Economic Board, Ambassador Wand-Danielsson, Robert Wentrup, Business Advisor of Sweden in France-Business Sweden and Jonas Jakobson, Founder of Nordic Equities, an investment fund mainly dedicated to Nordic companies. Mattias Lindgren, State Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure, ended the discussion with a brief but impactful speech.
The Monegasque entrepreneurs present, representing a wide range of industries, were able to discover a country with high-performing economy very open to international business, complemented by solid expertise in innovation and environment, two themes dear to the Principality.
The latest Global Competitiveness Index published by the World Economic Forum ranks Sweden, with a population of ten million, in seventh position among 139 countries, based on criteria as diverse as innovation, macroeconomic dynamism, technological maturity, business, health and education, labour market efficiency, and so forth. These qualities have led to the emergence of global giants such as Ikea, H&M, Ericsson and Volvo.
While the country suffered during the crisis of 2008 with a significant decline in growth, it was able to make a rapid comeback with a resilience that is not unlike that of the Principality. Unemployment has shown a downward trend for over five years with a current rate of 6.8 percent.
Another feature highlighted by the speakers, which echoes Monaco, is the culture of consensus that exists both in the social and economic spheres and which also explains this ability to adapt to modernity.
These arguments have confirmed the intention of the Monaco Economic Board to organise in 2018 an economic mission to Stockholm, its first to Sweden, as announced by President Michel Dotta, for the beginning of June. The announcement was warmly welcomed by the Swedish delegation and the Monegasque entrepreneurs present.
While official relations between Monaco and Sweden were established in 2009, economic exchanges remain embryonic, so the potential is significant.
PHOTO: Michel Dotta, President Monaco Economic Board, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy; Prince Albert Carl Philip of Sweden; Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Monaco, Mattias Lindgren, Secretary of State to the Minister of Infrastructure, Robert Wentrup, Business Advisor of Sweden in France -Business Sweden and Jonas Jakobson, Founder of Nordic Equities. Photo: Realis/MEB.[/caption]
On the occasion of the visit to the Principality of a Swedish delegation, led by HRH Prince Carl Philip, to participate with HSH Prince Albert in a conference at the Yacht Club on the theme "
