Monaco Scientific Centre: dedicated to the health of nature and humankind
The Monaco Scientific Centre (CSM) was established in 1960 by Prince Rainier III to enable the Principality to conduct high-level scientific research.
The Centre is an independent public body, and is split into three departments. Founded in the late 1980s, the first and oldest of the departments focuses on marine biology, specialising in the study of corals.
It also hosts some very serious research into the socio-economic aspects of climate change.
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