UN Ocean Conference - Scaling Up Solutions for a Plastic-Free Mediterranean side event (Nice, France, 10/06/2025)

A major side event “Scaling Up Solutions for a Plastic-Free Mediterranean” was organised during the UNOC3 (Nice, France, 10/06/2025), presenting solutions to tackle plastic pollution, promoting international collaboration and innovation, and driving towards a cleaner and healthier Mediterranean Sea.

In fact, an array of solutions to make the Mediterranean a pilot region in the fight against plastic pollution were presented and discussed. The event, which gathered a large number of parliamentarians, was moderated by Prof. Michael Scoullos, having in the first part Ministers as Keynotes Speakers: H.E. the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries of France, H.E. Ms Agnès Pannier-Runacher and the Minister of the Environment for Egypt, Ms Yasmine Fouad followed by a second part of panel discussion with renowned speakers.

See the side event on: Scaling up solutions for a plastic-free Mediterranean

Moderator:

Professor Michael Scoullos, Prof. Emeritus of Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography, Team Leader of WES-BCA, UNESCO Chair, Chairperson of MIO-ECSDE and member of the Greek Delegation at the UNOC3

Keynote Speakers:

H.E. Ms Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries of France

H.E. Ms Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment for Egypt

Members of the Panel:

Ms Elisabetta Balzi, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

Mr Sylvain Waserman, CEO, French Agency for Ecological Transition

Mr François Galgani, Project Manager, Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer

Ms Monica Medina, Board Member, Stimson Center, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the United States

Dr Hervé RAPS, Delegate Physician for Research at Centre Scientifique de Monaco Section Head, Human Health Unit

In the photo from left to right:

Professor Michael Scoullos; Ms Monica Medina; Ms Yasmine Fouad; Ms Agnès Pannier-Runacher; Mr Sylvain Waserman; Ms Elisabetta Balzi; Mr François Galgani.