From June 27 to July 1, 2022, the United Nations Ocean Conference will be held in Lisbon. The event was attended by two Royalties who advocate for the preservation of the seas. Prince Albert II of Monaco was present in the Portuguese capital to open a conference, and Crown Princess Victoria attended several events on the subject.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco in Portugal to defend the oceans
After staying in Norway with Princess Charlene in the footsteps of explorer Prince Albert I, Prince Albert II of Monaco headed to Portugal. Crown Princess Victoria, who is preparing for her family’s summer vacation to Åland, has also taken the Lisbon direction. Prince Albert attended the Ocean Innovators stand held on June 28, 2022. The event was organized within the framework of the United Nations Ocean Conference, which will take place from June 27 to July 1.
This was the second version of this platform. It was opened by a speech by Prince Albert of Monaco in the presence of a high-level commission. “On this occasion, they were able to share their approach on how to accelerate and amplify the development of innovative solutions to major problems affecting the global ocean.”explain Prince Albert II Foundation.
The Poles, like the lab, focus on most of the questions we face when it comes to working for the oceans. But it also offers prospects for solutions, particularly through a certain number of lines of action whose effectiveness we know.”Prince Albert II said. A few hours after uttering these words, the Prince of Monaco’s tour continued, heading to Oran, where he was expected to participate in the competitions of the Mediterranean Games.
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden meets Albert II in Lisbon
For her part, Crown Princess Victoria attended the United Nations Conference on the Seas in Lisbon on June 28-29. From 2016 to 2019, Crown Princess Victoria was the UN Secretary-General’s Ambassador for the Global Sustainable Development Goals. Her mission is complete, and she is now Honorary Ambassador. Sea conference follows World Ocean Conference 2017, of which Sweden and Fiji were initiators. The objective of the Maritime Conference is to search for solutions for the sustainable management of the world’s oceans. Kenya and Portugal are hosting this year’s Maritime Conference.
The Crown Prince began her visit by attending an event on how to channel fisheries financing towards the blue economy by creating conditions for profitable overseas investments. Then, the Crown Prince participated in another conference where Sweden and Finland showed how these countries are at the forefront of developing sustainable shipping solutions. Then the Crown Prince met the researcher who is working on this topic.
On her second day in Portugal, the Crown Prince attended the Naval Conference. Breakfast organized by International Coral Reef Initiative which described the measures needed to save coral reefs and an action plan for the next three years was presented. Prince Albert II of Monaco sat alongside Crown Princess Victoria at the event.
During the day, Victoria participated in the launch of the SeaBOS (Marine Business of Oceans Oversight) report. It’s a collaboration between researchers and ten of the world’s largest seafood companies to think about sustainable seafood production.
On the afternoon of June 29, Princess Victoria gave herself a little moment of discovery, after meeting Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during a meeting at the presidential palace. The Crown Prince visited the monastery of the Hyeronimites. In the evening, the Crown Prince attended a highly selected dinner with ocean friends In the Lisbon Museum.
