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Monaco Manifesto

for the Ocean

In the framework of the Monaco Ocean Week which has gathered nearly

1,000 participants on over thirty events, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

has co-signed the Manifesto of Monaco, with the European Commissioner

for Environment and the French and Italian Ministers for Environment.

The uniqueness of Monaco Ocean Week is that it Reaching beyond the borders of States and cros-
brings together in a unity of time and place multi- sing continents, it covers two thirds of the globe’s
ple initiatives, emanating from various players and surface and represents 97% of its biosphere. It
uniting various talent, for the benefit of one single plays a key role in its climatic and meteorological
cause: the oceans. It is also the uniqueness of balance. It produces 50% of our oxygen accor-
Monaco to be able to get forces from different ding to the IPCC and absorbs 25% of our CO . It
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worlds (States and NGOs, national and internatio- is home to a biodiversity and wealth essential to
nal institutions, companies and scientists) to work the life of Planet Earth and of humanity.
together. And this is the purpose of this appeal:
to show the need for a union of all energies for Today, over one billion of our contemporaries find
the benefit of the ocean, a unique reality establi- their main source of animal protein in fish. Coas-
shing the link between countries, activities and tal areas are home to close to half of all humans.
humankind. Over 80% of our commercial trade is conducted
using maritime transport. Tomorrow, much of our
Over the Earth’s entire surface, a single ocean energy, our food and our raw materials will come
connects us to each other, ensures the life of this from the seas.
Planet and of its inhabitants.