| Prince Albert had long been thought of as a playboy | | | | the Third World and donates 7% of GDP to UN |
| while his father was the monarch of Monaco. He was | | | | agencies appropriately. |
| known for his carefree lifestyle, much of which he | | | | The "plant a billion trees" campaign has Prince Albert's |
| learned while attending college in the United States. | | | | participation. The purpose of this campaign is for |
| Since Prince Albert has taken over the throne in | | | | companies, communities and other organizations to |
| Monaco, he has changed his ways and become a | | | | plant more trees in their surrounding areas. Participants |
| leader concerned about the future of the second | | | | pledge to report how many trees they commit to plant |
| smallest country in the world. To this end, he has | | | | to the United Nations Environment Program. The goal |
| worked hard to protect the environment of Monaco. | | | | of the program is for at least 1 billion trees to be |
| Prince Albert takes such a remarkable interest in the | | | | planted worldwide each year. |
| global warming cause in part because his small country | | | | From April 19-27, 2008, the Tennis Masters Series will |
| sits on the Mediterranean Sea. As the level of the | | | | take place at the Monte Carlo Country Club. This |
| seas slowly rose, he became quite concerned that | | | | event attracts the elite of the male and female tennis |
| Monaco would be disastrously affected. In April 2006 | | | | arena, many hailing directly from Monaco. Prince Albert |
| he journeyed to the North Pole to make a point about | | | | will once again take the opportunity to use the popular |
| the seriousness of global warming and saw first-hand | | | | annual event to raise money for sustainable |
| how glaciers were slowly melting. | | | | development of the country, as well as environmental |
| Environmental and social issues are a big part of | | | | protection endeavors. The proceeds from the event |
| Prince Albert's agenda. He has gone to great lengths | | | | go directly to the Prince Albert II of Monaco |
| to heighten awareness of global warming and ways to | | | | Foundation. |
| work together to protect the environment. The first act | | | | It is easy to see that Prince Albert cares much about |
| that Prince Albert achieved in his environmental efforts | | | | the environment of his country. There was concern |
| was to sign the Kyoto Protocol; a treaty signed by | | | | that the residents of Monaco would not share Prince |
| many nations to help reduce the greenhouse gases | | | | Albert's enthusiasm for environmental causes. |
| that affect the environment. | | | | Would his spotlight on environmental issues diminish |
| The Monaco Embassy in Washington, D.C. is known | | | | their claim to fame as a favorite tourist attraction |
| as "The Green House", a nickname given it by a | | | | country, with the Monaco Grand Prix and other popular |
| Monaco travel site. Many believe that this embassy | | | | venues? Since Prince Albert has found a way to keep |
| was established in order for Monaco to exert influence | | | | environmental issues in the UN and not hurt revenues |
| over the US Congress on social and environmental | | | | within the country, however, people are onboard with |
| issues. Monaco publishes Gross Domestic Product | | | | Prince Albert and they congratulate his efforts. |
| statistics, which allows them to have full participation in | | | | |