H.E. Ambassador Anne-Marie Boisbouvier, Monaco’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, continued the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the Principality’s accession to the Organization by inaugurating a photo exhibition showcasing the winners of the Prince Albert II Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award.
The exhibition, which runs until 14 October at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, highlights Monaco’s dedication to science, particularly oceanography, and its commitment to promoting environmental awareness.
In her speech, Ambassador Boisbouvier emphasized Monaco’s long-standing tradition of supporting science, tracing it back to Prince Albert I, whose name is associated with a UNESCO prize awarded by the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. She highlighted how photography, through its emotional power, can create a deeper impact than statistics, encouraging a lasting awareness of environmental challenges.
The exhibition features photographs from the Prince Albert II Foundation’s 4th Environmental Photography Award, with over 11,000 submissions from 2,600 photographers in 134 countries. Categories include “Ocean Worlds,” “Into the Forest,” “Polar Wonders,” “Humanity versus Nature,” and “Change Makers: Reasons for Hope.”
More than 100 attendees, including UNESCO officials and ambassadors, joined the event. The exhibition is part of a year-long commemoration of Monaco’s UNESCO membership, which will conclude in December 2024 with the publication of a book documenting the Principality’s significant contributions to UNESCO’s values of peace, culture, education, and sustainable development.
On 6 July 1949 Monaco submitted its accession instruments to UNESCO..
Source: Press Release Monaco Government
