ACCOBAMS presents Operation MIMO, a homage to Prince Rainier III
A natural-size dolphin-shaped statue will be submerged by H.R.H. Prince Albert II in the Principality of Monaco’s Larvotto Natural Reserve
Monaco/Bonn, 15 September - In the frame of its Tenth Anniversary, ACCOBAMS (Agreement on the
Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and
Contiguous Atlantic Area) renews its meetings with the general public
and launches Operation MIMO, event under the presidency of H.R.H.
Prince Albert II.
17th September at 5.30pm, a natural-sized dolphin-shaped statue, MIMO, will be submerged in the Principality of Monaco’s Larvotto Natural Reserve. H.R.H. Prince Albert II will dive together with a team of professional divers and several Monegasque personalities committed to the protection of Marine Biodiversity.
This event will make the site an ideal spot for sea-enthusiasts to dive, celebrating ACCOBAMS Tenth Anniversary in the meantime. MIMO will be the new Ambassador of the species protected by the Agreement, particularly of common dolphin, a species facing extinction according to the scientific community.
It is not coincidence that the statue is dedicated to the late memory of Prince Rainier III for the commitment he devoted to the birth of ACCOBAMS, the pursue of its goals and the housing of the Secretariat in the Principality of Monaco.
Larvotto Natural Reserve, symbolising the Principality’s devotion to the conservation of the marine environment, was chosen as the location for the statue.
A cocktail dinner at the “Note Bleue” restaurant will follow the diving operations: representatives from the 20 Countries Party to ACCOBAMS, the heads of UNEP, CMS and Monegasque Government are expected to attend the event. Films, a dance performance offered by Centre Chorégraphique Céline Toquet , a bingo game and -of course- live music will enhance the evening. T-shirts made by AMAPEI (a Monegasque association for people suffering from down syndrome) will be also sold to finance whale-watching trips for disabled people.
For more information please contact:
Veronika Lenarz
UNEP/CMS Secretariat
T. +49 17 22 30 59 06
vlenarz@cms.int
Silvia Sartori
Information Officer -ACCOBAMS Secretariat
T. +377 9315 4275/2078
sartoris@accobams.net
To download this press release as PDF, click here
17th September at 5.30pm, a natural-sized dolphin-shaped statue, MIMO, will be submerged in the Principality of Monaco’s Larvotto Natural Reserve. H.R.H. Prince Albert II will dive together with a team of professional divers and several Monegasque personalities committed to the protection of Marine Biodiversity.
This event will make the site an ideal spot for sea-enthusiasts to dive, celebrating ACCOBAMS Tenth Anniversary in the meantime. MIMO will be the new Ambassador of the species protected by the Agreement, particularly of common dolphin, a species facing extinction according to the scientific community.
It is not coincidence that the statue is dedicated to the late memory of Prince Rainier III for the commitment he devoted to the birth of ACCOBAMS, the pursue of its goals and the housing of the Secretariat in the Principality of Monaco.
Larvotto Natural Reserve, symbolising the Principality’s devotion to the conservation of the marine environment, was chosen as the location for the statue.
A cocktail dinner at the “Note Bleue” restaurant will follow the diving operations: representatives from the 20 Countries Party to ACCOBAMS, the heads of UNEP, CMS and Monegasque Government are expected to attend the event. Films, a dance performance offered by Centre Chorégraphique Céline Toquet , a bingo game and -of course- live music will enhance the evening. T-shirts made by AMAPEI (a Monegasque association for people suffering from down syndrome) will be also sold to finance whale-watching trips for disabled people.
For more information please contact:
Veronika Lenarz
UNEP/CMS Secretariat
T. +49 17 22 30 59 06
vlenarz@cms.int
Silvia Sartori
Information Officer -ACCOBAMS Secretariat
T. +377 9315 4275/2078
sartoris@accobams.net
To download this press release as PDF, click here
