ANNUAL REPORT2017 ANNUAL REPORT2017 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Villa Girasole 16, boulevard de Suisse 98000 MONACO Tel. +377 98 98 44 44 Fax +377 98 98 44 45 www.fpa2.org Cover photograph: Pantanal jaguar, Vivre Ensemble project © JC Vinaj Printed in the Principality of Monaco by Graphic Service. Imprim’ vert, PEFC and FSC certified. 01 “The man who moves a mountain begins by With this collective commitment in place, the carrying away small stones.” This famous challenge now is to bridge the gaps between saying attributed to Confucius expresses well the initiatives, so that they work together and the complexity of the task of all those who, like complement each other, and so that as much us, are committed to environmental protection. talent as possible is pooled and shared. So that all the stones we are carrying one by one are Carrying a small stone is not in itself a difficult piled up in the right place and in the right shape. act. What is difficult, however, is convincing everyone to pick up a stone, and ensuring, This is exactly what the Prince Albert II of Mona- most importantly, that everyone puts it in the co Foundation has been endeavouring to do for right place. 12 years, through the many facets of its activities. That is the difficulty we are facing today. Sharing our convictions and our commitments and working collectively to extend the scope of Willingness is becoming more and more our initiatives are the ambitions that we pursue widespread. Among multilateral institutions day after day. such as the UN, which is now fully and actively committed to combating climate change and These ambitions are summarised in this 2017 protecting the oceans, through many initiatives report. When they are combined, they make that I am involved in. Among states, whose lea- the full meaning of our work clear, by showing ders who I meet are now aware of the impor- the mountain that we are all building toge- tance of the threats we face. Among scientific ther: that of humanity and its environment re- institutions, many of whose projects my Foun- conciled at last. dation supports, as this report shows. Among NGOs and associations, many of which are our This is what the Prince Albert II of Monaco partners and are also presented here. Among Foundation will set out to do again this year, our peers, quite simply – the people who sup- with all its energy and with the invaluable supp- port us and who I wish to thank very sincerely ort of its donors and partners. for what they enable us to do, and those who I meet in the context of the initiatives that we undertake on every continent. HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco © PALACE OF MONACO OF © PALACE 02 03 CONTENTS 06 __ Preserving nature to protect people _____________ 08 __ Taking concrete action to address a global challenge 10 __ The Foundation’s main projects ________________ 24 __ Stimulating and contributing to the debate ________ 30 __ Raising the greatest number of people’s awareness _ 36 __ 10th Foundation Awards ceremony _____________ 40 __ Communicating to support environmental action ___ 42 __ A worldwide presence _______________________ 46 __ Building new partnerships _____________________ 52 __ Foundation Governance and Management ________ 04 © LUCILE COURTIAL 05 In order to accomplish its mission throughout the world, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation PreSerVING NATUre mobilises economic stakeholders, public and private organisations, citizens and scientists to to protect people support its three priority action areas: 1. Limiting the effects of climate change and promoting renewable energies. 2. Safeguarding biodiversity. In June 2006, one year after his accession to the throne, HSH 3. Managing water resources and combating Prince Albert II of Monaco established a foundation to fight desertification. the environmental threats facing the planet and making The Foundation has identified three priority ecosystems and populations vulnerable. geographical areas: The Mediterranean Basin As the cradle of the Principality of Monaco, the Mediterranean Basin is a natural priority for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. It therefore takes action with the stakeholders concerned to protect the rich marine and terrestrial ecosystems, to curb the extinction of the most endangered species and to improve access to water resources. VIVRE ENSEMBLE PROJECT © JC VINAJ The Polar Regions The North and South Poles are important To address these concerns effectively, the indicators of global environmental change. They suffer significantly from the effects of global Foundation has set itself three specific tasks: warming, pollution, species extinction and • Building partnerships so that projects can be threats to indigenous populations. This situation completed successfully and concrete initiatives has compelled the Prince Albert II of Monaco can be undertaken in its priority action areas. Foundation to put the study of the polar regions at the heart of its action and to mobilise support • Raising awareness among populations and for their protection. authorities of the impact of human activities on the natural environment and encouraging more The Least Developed Countries eco-friendly behaviour. The Least Developed Countries, as specified on the official United Nations list, are especially • Promoting and encouraging outstanding vulnerable to the major environmental issues. initiatives and innovative solutions by awarding These countries, such as those in Sahelian Africa, prizes and grants. are severely affected by the phenomena of desertification, water shortage and deforestation. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation focuses part of its efforts on tackling these catastrophic problems and takes action to facilitate the sustainable development of these countries. TREES IN DAWN MIST © GloBAL CANOPY PROGRAMME, Mandar TRIVEDI 06 Preserving nature to Protect PeoPle PRINCE ALBERT II oF MONACO FOUNDATION 07 To strengthen the impact of and give greater 2. Priority geographical areas: transparency to its work, the Foundation has iden- • Mediterranean Basin countries TAKING tified the following priority areas within its three • Polar Regions main fields of action: • Least Developed Countries (LDCs, as listed by the United Nations) CONCrete ACTION • Biodiversity knowledge • Protecting endangered species 3. The nature of the project: to address a global • Developing Marine Protected Areas • Research • Studying climate change and its effects • Technological innovation • Developing energy efficiency and renewable • Field projects involving the populations challenge energies concerned • Ocean acidification Since it was set up, the Foundation has conducted and • Combating deforestation • Integrated management of and access to water Impact and added value of the project: supported 420 on-the-ground projects all over the world. resources Each one was accepted after a rigorous selection process, • Exemplary nature and replicability of the project submission to the Scientific and Technical Committee and Project selection criteria • Tangible, measurable aspect of the project’s anticipated results approval by the Board of Directors. The selection process: • Integration of social and economic aspects into the project’s activities (focus on sustainable development) STAGE 1 • Co-operation and involvement of the local Online application populations concerned STAGE 2 Competence and expertise of the project Detailed application form manager: • Quality and stability of partnerships • Technical and financial feasibility The Foundation in figures • Competence of project leaders STAGE 3 • Quality of project management 9 Examination by the Scientific • Existence of a project assessment procedure It has 9 international branches and Technical Committee 100 Activities not supported by the Foundation: 100 partnership agreements STAGE 4 Decision by the Board Applications for support must not be made for: with organisations around the world of Directors • The day-to-day running of organisations • Projects run by a single person 51 m euros • Projects of a solely commercial nature Since it was established, the Foundation • Projects with no other sources of funding has supported 420 projects with a total Consistency with the Foundation’s missions of 51 million euros and objectives: 1. Action areas: 159 • Climate change and renewable energies Over 12 years, the Foundation • Biodiversity knowledge and protection has supported 159 organisations • Water resource management and combating desertification with their field projects 100% 100% of all donations goes directly towards running the projects THE MEDITERRANEAN AT CAP D’AIL © NADÈGE MASSÉ © LUCILLE COURTIAL 08 taking concrete action to a ddress a gloBal challenge PRINCE ALBERT II oF MONACO FOUNDATION 09 THE FOUNDATIOn’S MAIN proJECTS in 2017 The Foundation lends its expertise and adds value to the many projects it supports. In 2017, the Foundation pursued its environmental commitment with partners working on its eight priority programmes. Some of these projects are described in this report. WHALE SHARK TAGGING, Malpelo BIODIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE The Foundation supports numer- • With shark populations • In addition to its rich natural ous studies and concrete initiatives diminishing globally, the Whale resources, the Mediterranean designed to learn more about and Shark Tagging Malpelo project Basin, the world’s second largest protect biodiversity and to improve has tagged 10 individual biodiversity hotspot covering the state of knowledge worldwide. whale sharks in the