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THE PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION

In June 2006, Prince Albert II of Monaco decided Regarding climate and the ocean, the
to create his Foundation as a response to the Foundation has brought together a number
challenges facing our planet. Active at the of organizations based in the Principality
international level, the Prince Albert II of Monaco such as the Monaco Scientific Centre and the
Foundation works to advance environmental International Atomic Energy Agency’s marine
protection and the promotion of sustainable laboratory to create the Monegasque Association
development by mobilizing citizens, elected for Ocean Acidification. With the support of the
officials, scientists, NGOs and economic actors. government of Monaco and a number of other
countries, the Foundation also instigated the
Since its creation, the Foundation has future IPCC report on Oceans and Climate, due
concentrated its activity on three major issues: in September 2019.
climate change, biodiversity and water resource
management. It targets three priority areas: the The Prince and his Foundation actively pushed
Mediterranean, the Polar Regions and Least for the Paris Accord to take explicit account of
Developed Countries (LDC). For some years the ocean. Together with the government of
now, ocean conservation has been at the heart Chile, they launched the “Because the Ocean”
of the Foundation’s concerns. Declaration in which 23 signatory countries call
for the development of concrete ocean-related
The Foundation mobilizes funding to assist measures in their national climate change
field projects. It also initiates campaigns such mitigation and adaptation plans.
as the fight against plastics pollution in the
Mediterranean, the protection of the monk seal The Foundation is strongly committed to
and the development of Marine Protected Areas sustainable fisheries management. To this
(MPAs), while coordinating partner projects such end, together with the Monaco government
as the Mr Goodfish program on sustainable it has worked for the recovery of bluefin tuna
seafood consumption. stocks in the Mediterranean and is in charge of
developing the Mr Goodfish campaign along
For eight years now, the Foundation together the Mediterranean coast. Mr Goodfish aims
with the Monaco Oceanographic Museum has to sensitize the public and professionals to
organized the Monaco Blue Initiative, a think- sustainable seafood consumption and to the
tank focused on MPAs. In 2017, it launched the ways they can act to preserve marine resources.
first Monaco Ocean Week, which hosted more
than 30 events featuring speakers of the highest
level.

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