Veteran foreign correspondent Edward Girardet believes the Mediterranean can be saved not only through science and diplomacy, but through storytelling. As a co-founder of the Help Save The Med initiative, Girardet is helping lead a three-year voyage across the Mediterranean aimed at raising awareness of environmental decline and cultural loss.
WIKI, or the World Initiative for Knowledge and Integration, is a Monaco-based educational and environmental foundation that combines sailing expeditions, scientific research and journalism training. The project trains young reporters and filmmakers to document the region’s realities while highlighting practical solutions. By combining education, media and adventure, Girardet hopes to inspire a new generation of storytellers capable of turning climate awareness into public action.
Its flagship undertaking, the WIKI Centennial Expedition, officially set sail from Monaco on May 4th 2026 aboard the historic yacht WIKI. The three-year voyage across the Mediterranean marks the centenary of Prince Albert I’s scientific expeditions and aims to connect coastal communities through journalism, education and environmental research.
You can read more on the project here. The WIKI’s progress around the Mediterraneand can be followed here.
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