Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of over 128 Mediterranean Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for Environment and Sustainable Development
What we do
We act as a technical and political platform for the intervention of NGOs in the Mediterranean scene
Our mission
Our mission is to protect the Natural Environment and Cultural Heritage and promote Sustainable Development in a peaceful Mediterranean
Our story
For more than twenty years we have been catalyzing synergies, joining forces & building bridges in the Euro-Mediterranean area
DeFishGear launches coordinated marine litter monitoring surveys in the Adriatic Sea
One year after taking up the challenge to address the need (read more here) for accurate, coherent and comparable scientific data on marine litter in the Adriatic region to support effective decision making, the DeFishGear project has successfully launched coordinated... read moreMIO-ECSDE launches beach litter surveys in Thesprotia, Greece
Within the framework of the IPA Adriatic funded DeFishGear project, MIO-ECSDE launched beach litter surveys in Thesprotia, Greece, 10-14 November 2014. Based on the beach monitoring methodology (read more here) prepared by MIO-ECSDE in collaboration with other... read moreThe Mediterranean is prominent in the Final Report of the UN Decade of ESD (2005-2014)
The Final Report of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) entitled “Shaping the Future We Want” prominently refers to the Mediterranean Strategy on ESD as a success on a global scale! The Strategy was endorsed in May 2014 by... read moreFeatured Publication
Vlachogianni T, Vogrin M, Scoullos M. Aliens in the Mediterranean. MIO-ECSDE, Athens, 2013.
Featured Publication
Vlachogianni Th, Van Vliet L. Endocrine – Disrupting Chemicals: A lurking threat . MIO-ECSDE, 2013.