14th Meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative

14th Meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative

20 March 2023 | Monaco

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The 14th meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative aimed to trigger debate, analysis, and awareness raising to better understand Ocean-related challenges.

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The Monaco Blue Initiative brought together major players in Ocean conservation and governance in annual debates to explore solutions to challenges facing the Ocean and to promote a sustainable blue economy. The 14th meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative aimed to trigger debate, analysis, and awareness raising to better understand Ocean-related challenges.

This one-day meeting took place in four sessions:

  • sustainable fisheries, and reconciling conservation and exploitation in the next decade and beyond;
  • highly protected marine protected areas (MPAs), what is at stake and the vision for 2030;
  • the role of marine ecosystem restoration in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; and
  • raising ambition and scaling solutions for a protected, resilient, and sustainable Mediterranean Sea.

Several high-level officials were among the speakers, including: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco; Razan Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature; and Jean-François Ferrari, Designated Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy of the Seychelles.

The Monaco Blue Initiative was launched in 2010 by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and is co-organized by the Oceanographic Institute – Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The Monaco Blue Initiative convenes every year in the framework of Monaco Ocean Week.

The 14th meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative convened on 20 March 2023.

The Monaco Blue Initiative is co-organized by the Oceanographic Institute – Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

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