Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariats of the RAMOGE and Pelagos Agreements.

On Friday, March 22, 2024, at the close of Monaco Ocean Week, the Secretariats of the RAMOGE Agreement and the Pelagos Agreement officially concluded a Memorandum of Understanding. These two cooperation agreements between France, Monaco, and Italy, working for the preservation of the Mediterranean Sea, were represented by Mr. Florent Champion, Executive Secretary of the RAMOGE Agreement, and Ms. Viola Cattani, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Pelagos Agreement.

The ceremony took place in the large conference hall of the Oceanographic Museum, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Sovereign Albert II of Monaco and the Ambassadors of France and Italy to Monaco, H.E. Mr. Jean D’Haussonville and H.E. Mr. Giulio Alaimo.

This protocol aims to establish the principles of active collaboration between the two agreements. It will facilitate the exchange and sharing of information while encouraging the implementation of joint activities aimed at preserving marine mammals and their habitats. The first joint initiative will be the organization of a workshop in autumn 2024 to raise awareness of the issue of marine litter, which poses a major threat to biodiversity.