En cette journée spéciale dédiée aux océans, S.A.S. le Prince Albert II de Monaco nous rappelle leur importance dans la construction du monde d’après :

« Alors que notre monde prend conscience de ses fragilités, alors que chacun s’interroge sur la manière de réinventer nos économies et nos sociétés, nous devons tous nous mobiliser pour que les océans soient au coeur du monde qu’il nous faut reconstruire ».

En cette journée mondiale de l’environnement, S.A.S. le Prince Albert II de Monaco adresse un message d’unité et de mobilisation, exprimant Son souhait « que nous puissions tirer les enseignements de cette crise et des changements très rapides qu’elle a suscité », alors que nous avons désormais conscience de notre fragilité.
Des changements plus profonds, voulus et non subis, doivent être accomplis « pour notre climat, pour notre Planète, pour sa biodiversité, y compris dans les océans », nécessitant « la mobilisation de chacun, par nos choix, par nos gestes quotidiens ».

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Heraldo Muñoz, Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile and Board Member of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation observes that « If we can live with less during the lockdown, I think we can live in a better relationship with nature, and this is the challenge that we have, when climate change is still a pending task », expecting that in the future we go in the direction of sustainable development and circular economy.

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Loïc Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, reminds us that « one of the main lessons of this pandemic is that water availability is the best protective measure  » also inviting us to « think of the 500,000 children who die every year from diarrhoea and the 2 million people from malaria ». « At a time when so much money is being mobilized around the world, we must ensure that essential human rights are respected. » such as water, health, food, among the main ones.

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Javier Goyeneche, Founder and President of Ecoalf, alerts us to the impacts of the fast fashion industry « based on an economic model that does not work : a disposable culture, buy and throw, use and throw… At the end, it is inflicting irreparable damage to the planet and generating a lot of textile landfills and waste. »

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Naty Barak, Chief sustainability officer Emeritus of Netafim and director of sustainability at Orbia highlights that « Millions, in many countries and territories, were and are suffering from acute food insecurity. After the pandemic this number could double as millions more are impacted by covid-19 and its economic aftermaths. » To face this issue « We need Climate Smart Agriculture. »

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Didier Toubia, Biologist and Founder of Aleph Farms, declares that « Sustainability is of course a matter of preserving our natural environment and reverting climate change. But it is also about ensuring farmers prosperity, supply chain resilience, food security, and it’s about sustainable diets. To achieve those goals, we need to revert to more local and traditional ways to produce food, which are respectful to the planet, to the animals and to the farmers. « 

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Sandra Bessudo, Founder and CEO of Malpelo Foundation and Former Colombian Minister for the Environment, alerts us that « We really need to think about the future we want to leave our children and other generations. A world in concrete? Without biodiversity? Without species? Without well-being? Without nature we are nothing » sharing her hope « that countries and people in general will become aware and that we stop making the same mistakes we have been making for years and years. »

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Anousheh Ansari, CEO of XPRIZE Foundation, reminds us that  » To slow climate change and to prevent the next pandemic, we need to go to the source and examine our food supply chain, or our sustainable relationship with our rainforest, oceans, wildlife is at the heart of the issue we face today. » keeping her hope  » in the ingenuity of the human mind or the goodness of the human heart » to build a sustainable future.

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Shimrit Perkol Finkel, CEO and Chief Scientist ECOncrete Tech LTD, Winner of the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge and EU Women Innovator 2019, sees the crisis as  » a wakeup call. It’s time to make a change and set new environmental standards for coastal and marine construction. We can’t stop the progress, but we can do it in a way that allows marine life to thrive, using nature-based solutions and ecological engineering. To work with nature, for humanity and nature as one. »

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chair of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – Ariane Space, underlines that « scientists, are front-row witnesses to the disasters induced by climate change due to human activities and are ready to redouble our efforts to protect humankind. (…) The space community, with its technologies and meaningful data, can only hope to inform people and decision makers. But responsibility for action lies in everyone’s hands. »

In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is inviting personalities and scientists to open the window on post-pandemic environmental perspectives.

Paul Alan Cox, Ethnobotanist and Founder of the NGO Seacology, highlights « how we, as humans, can be stewards of the remarkable biodiversity of our planet » and sums up in three words « our response to the current situation : vulnerability, humility, and resiliency. »