On April 13, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco held a meeting with the board of directors from the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (FPA2).  According to a press release, during the meeting new projects were presented for approval by “… the members of the Council…” which includes:

…a campaign, led by the Pew Charitable Trust, which is aimed at the creation of a marine area protected in the North-west of Canada in the Arctic passage and the conservation and protection of the Mediterranean monk seal in collaboration with the Tethys Research Institute, the Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the monk seal and the WWF Greece.

The Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (FPA2) also announced its support of MIT Museum’s new exhibition, Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya.  To read more about the exhibition please click here.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shaun Adriaanse, CEO of the South African Olympic Swimming Team (SAOST), has announced that they have accepted Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco’s offer to help the SAOST prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in London by providing the team accommodations as well as a practice facility in Monaco free of charge.  Click here to read the article in its entirety.  (in English)

Sources: Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and EyewitnessNews.za

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