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At the @IucnOrg World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation co-organized a session on how bold alliances and innovative funding can drive large-scale conservation in the Mediterranean.

Home to over 500 million people, this biodiversity hotspot is warming twice as fast as the global average — yet remains critically underfunded.
Protecting it means joining forces, bridging sectors, and investing for the long term.

“The Mediterranean is a microcosm of the world… where cooperation, innovation and trust can turn ambition into reality.” — Marco Lambertini

Through the discussions, the Foundation highlighted key initiatives — DIMFE, the Monk Seal Alliance, the Human-Wildlife Initiative, and the MedFund — showing that collective action works.
🤝 Cooperation
🌿 Integration
💧 Sustained investment

Together, we can make the Mediterranean a model for global resilience.

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