See all our Projects

The Mediterranean is not only one of the richest regions in terms of biodiversity, but also one of the most threatened by global change. In continental and island Mediterranean France, the dynamics of ecosystems and landscapes have been significantly altered in recent decades as a result of…

The environmental situation of the Mediterranean and its littoral countries is bad. The overexploitation of natural resources, the destruction of habitats and pollution have direct negative impacts on human populations (e.g. water shortages) and on its endemic biodiversity. Global warming is…

Gorgonian (coral) forests are biodiversity hotspots composed of long-lived engineer species that play a crucial role for coastal habitats and contribute to ecosystem services. In Mediterranean ecosystems, gorgonians increase habitat biodiversity and are blue carbon sinks, with the two main coastal…

Ocean health faces increasing threats from habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and other deleterious environmental shifts. Understanding mechanisms that sustain marine ecosystems and biodiversity is an enormous challenge that scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory are uniquely…

Although islands represent only 5% of the earth's surface, they are home to 20% of terrestrial species and 600 million people depend on island ecosystem services for their sustainable development. Islands are unique territories characterized by strong isolation, space and resource management…

The Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) is one of the last places in the world to have a high density of sharks, including endangered species such as the scalloped hammerhead and the whale shark. It is also an important habitat for green sea turtles and leatherback sea turtles, which are endangered…

The elephants of Tanzania are under terrible threat from the illegal wildlife trade. Between 2009 and 2015, the elephant population fell from 109,000 to 50,000. The main cause of this dramatic decline is poaching, motivated by the demand for ivory in consumer countries and exacerbated by local…

The CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation catalyses and supports innovative and collaborative projects undertaken by CCI partners to conserve biodiversity. Projects address high priority conservation issues and are designed to integrate research, education, policy and practice. Since 2009, 43…

The main purpose of this project is to advance ecological knowledge, still insignificant, on two groups of large predators – elasmobranchs (sharks, ray) and marine birds – in order to document conservation strategies for these frequently threatened species more effectively. Close to…

Interactions between large predators and mammals are essential due to their ecological impact, which helps to regulate ecosystems and the value they hold for the local economy and cultural heritage. Recent environmental research has shown that when large carnivores limit their predatory activity…

Our ocean offers many services to humanity. It provides a livelihood and food security to millions of people, regulates our climate and offers economic opportunities related to leisure activities and the development of tourism. However, extractive industries, pollution and overfishing have had…

The main objective of the project will be to acquire knowledge on the biodiversity of this new territory (enlarged in 2012). According to the initial planning, and after updating the list of recently completed inventories, as many as possible of the inventories planned for the period 2021-2025 will…

A social and educational innovation project on sustainable food for young people and their families. The project creates a link between students in Auvergne (high school, middle school and high school students) and young people in other countries on sustainable food issues in order to improve food…

The Port-Cros National Park (PCPN) has been faced for several years with the challenge of extending its knowledge and heritage management activities to a new territory with a much larger surface area than the old one. Since 2016, the PCPN has been deploying its knowledge efforts in the heart of the…

The French Mediterranean is one of the regions of highest biodiversity in France and in the Mediterranean basin. It is home to one of the regional hotspots for Mediterranean biodiversity, as well as several refuge areas. The exceptional biological diversity of the ecosystems of the Mediterranean…

The Foundation worked with Bird Life on a project for the prevention of penguin’s extinctions, occurring over a period of 18 months and within several key regions of the Southern Hemisphere from South Africa to Antarctica via the Falklands and New Zealand. The project focused on three main…

Translation of a book on Inuit traditional knowledge (berry productivity, ice and permafrost conditions, caribou, etc.) collected in northern communities during ArcticNet expeditions, which is a major contributor to the project. The Foundation supports the costs associated with translating the book…

©Matthew-Smith The CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation catalyses and supports innovative and collaborative projects undertaken by CCI partners to conserve biodiversity. Projects address high priority conservation issues and are designed to integrate research, education, policy and…

Two-day workshop in Monaco to address issues: “Which role for wildlife in today’s society?”, “How does wildlife fit in today’s society?”, “Does today’s society leave any place for wildlife?”, with a photo exhibition at the same time to…

The work Vivre Ensemble (Living Together) charts five years of reports from around the world of photographer Jean Charles Vinaj. The text was written by the environmental historian Valérie Chansigaud. This book gives an account of the many problems to which the territories he visited have…

Ten individuals of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) were tagged in the Malpelo Sanctuary. For this, satellite tags model splash10-F-321A were used. Likewise we created a photographic record for each individual to allow comparisons about migratory routes and areas of whale sharks congregations in…

With this initiative, I CAN FLY wants to use its expertise to raise awareness to the highest number of people about one of the most important issue of our time: the conservation of the environment, which includes the protection of oceans. Convinced that digital media is a great way to convey and…

Seasons is a feature film made by Jacques Perrin (Microcosmos, Windged Migration, Oceans) and Jacques Cluzaud (Oceans, Windged Migration). The film was shot in seven European countries and it features 70 different animal species. The film shows the evolution of the seasons – from the Ice age…

The EGTC « Parco europeo/parc européen Marittime Mercantour » applies, with 4 other Italian partners, for the inscription to UNESCO World Heritage Site. Such a label awards the highest international recognition to a territory exceptional value. Furthermore, it guarantees a…

There is now a new opportunity to explore the coral reefs in the south of the Caribbean at a depth of 300m thanks to a manned submersible equipped with state-of-the-art sampling tools and photographic equipment. The Smithsonian has developed DROP (Deep Reef Observation Project) in order to observe…

This is a hardcopy publication entitled «Guide d’identification et d’observation, Faune et flore sous-marine de la Méditerranée », produced by the Association Déclic Bleu. The authors, all experienced divers with a passion for underwater photography and…

The project is the publication of a 272-page photographic book produced by Renaud Dupuy de la Grandrive and Mathieu Foulquié focused on Marine Protected Areas and certain sites of historic significance in fifteen or so countries bordering the Mediterranean, including the Principality of…

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused extensive material, technical and environmental damage. From an environmental point of view, many plant species were completely destroyed. The project consists of rebuilding marshlands and dunes in the New York region destroyed by the disaster. Consequently, new…

The project involves the exploration of the distant reefs of the Phoenix Islands protected area (PIPA), which provides an unprecedented opportunity to analyse climate change and its effects on the biodiversity of the coral reefs in the absence of local human influence. The expedition organised in…

The hadal and abyssal zones are the least explored areas of the ocean, due to certain harsh environmental conditions such as the pressure and temperature of the water and the low amount of oxygen. The aim of the project is to build a new generation of autonomous underwater vehicles to further…

The osprey is an emblematic bird of prey, confined to aquatic ecosystems. These Mediterranean populations are critically endangered and isolated into 4 populations nesting along the coast of Corsica (30 pairs), the Balearics (15 pairs), Morocco and Algeria (less than 30 pairs). To protect and…

Global fisheries are in a crisis and often assimilated to species such as the bluefin tuna. But what do we know about fisheries on a global level? The research work carried out for ten years by the Sea Around Us project based at the University of British Columbia shows that the database compiled by…

The Mediterranean region, which extends over 2 million square kilometres and 34 countries, is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. It is a region extremely rich in biodiversity, but particularly endangered. Due to this status, the CEPF has put forward a conservation strategy for the…

2011-2013 The biological and cultural wealth of the Salomon Islands is under threat by the large scale extraction of resources. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation was keen to support the community conservation efforts undertaken in these areas: as such, it supports the partnership between…

2012-2013 The Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) in Guatemala is the most extensive protected region of Central America and one of the richest biodiversity reserves. It plays a key role in the conservation of biodiversity by mitigating the potential impact of climate change, by sequestering millions of…

Madang Assessment of world conservation requires information on the distribution of biodiversity throughout the world. Madagascar and Mozambique are particularly well preserved environments. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge about certain types of soil the study of which has been neglected.…

The TARA-Oceans expedition is a French project bringing together a team of international experts on oceanography, cellular and molecular biology, ecology, bioinformatics and navigation. Its main objective is to analyse the diversity of the coral ecosystems and marine plankton organisms, from…

Using information collected by the Natural Heritage Data Centre (http://www.cdpnq.gouv.qc.ca) and based on various sources of ecological data, this project will pinpoint biodiversity “hotspots” in Northern Quebec. The impact of climate change on biodiversity and its capacity to adapt…