Press Release – IUCN World Conservation Congress

“Marseille, 9 September 2021 –The IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Marseille, provided an important opportunity for the Mediterranean conservation community to exchange on new solutions for addressing the main challenges of the region in terms of climate action and biodiversity conservation. Following the new political announcements and the launch of the Plan of Action for an Exemplary Mediterranean Sea by 2030 (PAMEX) by 8 Mediterranean governments to preserve marine biodiversity through 19 operational actions , 12 partner organisations explored new joint mechanisms to kick-start nature-based recovery across the region.“

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Celebration of the centenary of the creation of the International Hydrographic Organisation

On Monday 21 June, ACCOBAMS participated to the celebration of the centenary of the creation of the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO), founded in Monaco on the initiative of Prince Albert I.

On this World Hydrography Day, the 94 Member States were able to meet physically at the IHO’s headquarters in Monaco or virtually, thanks to a retransmission of speeches by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Dr. Mathias Jonas, IHO Secretary General, Engineer General Laurent Kerléguer, Director General of the French Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (Shom), and H.E. Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean.

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