In the Bitang Bolong riverbed, a scientific team led by Daniel McGinnis and César Ordoñez from the University of Geneva carried out several sediment core sampling between the mangroves. (Copyright: Anja von Senger)

Since 2002, Fondation Pacific's legendary ship Fleur de Passion has been sailing the world's oceans in pursuit of socio-educational and scientific goals. On board, young people facing social or educational difficulties spend two months experiencing what it’s like navigating the high seas, accompanied by educators, researchers, and artists. More than 300 young people have already participated in this multidisciplinary project. Last week, the foundation presented its next expedition, "Mangroves," which will depart from the port of Portimão in southern Portugal in two months and last until 2030.

"Until now, our destinations had been driven by our dreams, such as circumnavigating the globe in the footsteps of Ferdinand Magellan, and traversing the Arctic via the Northwest Passage. During these expeditions, we were able to observe the human pressures exerted on the environment. explained Pietro Godenzi, director of the Pacific Foundation, at a conference held at the Geneva Press Club. “This time, we are heading towards the mangroves, ecosystems that play an important role in carbon storage, but are threatened by global warming and human activities,” he added.

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Itonde Kakoma, president and CEO of Interpeace (left), with Corinne Momal-Vanian, executive director of the Koffi Annan Foundation, signing the agreement to form a strategic alliance, in Geneva. (Koffi Annan Foundation)

Kofi Annan foundation and Interpeace join forces to face global funding crunch. Two prominent peacebuilding organisations in Geneva will be working closely under the same roof in a bid to do more with less as the funding landscape increasingly shrinks. The collaboration is the latest of several projects to be granted funding by the Foundation for the Adaptation of International Geneva, set up last year by the canton and the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation to help Geneva’s organisations.