Monaco Explorations answered the first call for action of the Decade by proposing a program. The ambition is to bring together around major missions Monegasque and international partners by closely federating marine scientific research, mediation and governmental cooperation with three objectives :
- To understand through a multidisciplinary scientific approach the state and ecosystem functioning of the areas explored and to advise stakeholders through a global scientific approach (science of sustainability) ;
- To share issues and knowledge with the greatest number of people through an ambitious mediation program ;
- To mobilize governments, through diplomatic action, by making available information and analyses for the sustainable management of the maritime spaces explored.
The first element of this program is a planned mission to the Western Indian Ocean.
The beginning of the year was marked by the display in Monaco of the photographic exhibition “Protecting UNESCO’s World Marine Heritage through Scientific Research” which received the Decade label.
In 2021, the Principality of Monaco will continue to support the multidisciplinary development of the Argo program BGC Argo), a flagship program for ocean observation.