As France celebrates the Fête du Travaille on May 1 with the tradition giving a lily-of-the-valley (muguet) to loved ones, the Department of the Environment invites Monaco Life readers to participate in a tracking programme. The target is the rare Nivéole de Nice, an endemic vegetal species found in the Alpes-Maritimes. The plant is protected in France and Italy and included in appendix I of the Convention of Bern. A local action plan for the safeguarding and management of the Nice Nivéole has been developed for the next three years by … Continue reading Monaco Life readers invited to track down rare plant