Seychelles - Monaco Explorations

August

A look back at the DIDEM Thematic School in the Seychelles

A look back at the thematic school held from June 10 to 14, 2024 in the Seychelles. The theme of this school was the resilience of coral ecosystems. It took place at the University of Seychelles, Anse Royale campus. Some thirty participants from Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Monaco, Seychelles and Tanzania took part. Some of them had already taken part in the Monaco Explorations Indian Ocean mission in 2022.

February

Call for applications

Launch of a thematic school on the reef heritage vulnerability, in the Seychelles, in June 2024.

March

“Multiple perspectives” at the Oceanographic Museum

Monaco

Since March 17th and until June 27th 2023, visitors to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco are invited to discover in the Conference Room, “Multiple perspectives”, an exhibition unveiling the Indian Ocean 2022 mission of the Explorations de Monaco.

October

Inauguration of the Curieuse Marine Education Area

Curieuse Island. Seychelles

As part of the Pareo project, the educational marine area on Curieuse Island in the Seychelles was inaugurated on 28 October 2022 with the children of the Baie Ste-Anne school in Pralin. This project to raise awareness of coral reef protection, coordinated by the IRD, is supported by Monaco Explorations.

December

The Future of Plastic Waste in Seychelles

Seychelles

Since 2020, the open innovation program “The Future of_ Plastic Waste” has aimed to implement practical solutions for recycling, transformation, and reduction of plastic waste in the Indian Ocean by supporting innovative and multi-stakeholder initiatives in Seychelles.

November

Call for an artist’s residence on board. Indian Ocean Expedition 2022

Indian Ocean

The Société des Explorations de Monaco is launching this call for expressions of interest for an artist’s residency on board the ship that will be chartered for its next expedition to the Indian Ocean, which is currently being prepared. This new expedition is the first part of the “Monaco Explorations” project approved as a contribution to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.

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