by thomaisv | Feb 21, 2020 | News
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a significant and very persistent form of marine litter, recognized as one of the major pollution problems damaging the marine and coastal environment worldwide. Indicatively, fisheries and aquaculture related items...
by thomaisv | Jan 28, 2020 | News
In response to the unrelenting deterioration of the marine ecosystems around the world, 102 environmental NGOs, among which MIO-ECSDE, launch a new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030. The ‘Blue Manifesto’ -an initiative led by Seas At Risk,...
by thomaisv | Jan 23, 2020 | News
At the very beginning of what we can define a “super-year” for the oceans, in the words of Gaetano Leone, the UNEP/MAP Secretariat Coordinator, the global ocean community was reunited from January 21 to 23, 2020 in Venice, for the second time in less than a year, to...
by Danai Amplianiti | Jan 15, 2020 | News
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the worst-affected areas by climate change in the world since warming occurs at a rate 20% faster than the world’s average. Marine Protected Areas, despite the nature-based solution they offer to support efforts towards climate change...
by thomaisv | Jan 2, 2020 | News
Wetlands are among the world’s most productive environments. At the crossroads of key economic sectors, wetlands are wellsprings of biological diversity and provide vital natural resources as well as valuable services to humankind, representing a significant...
by Danai Amplianiti | Dec 21, 2019 | News
Deeply concerned about the dire scientific predictions on the environment and climate of the region if immediate actions are not taken, more than 180 Mediterranean stakeholders met in Rabat, Morocco from 16-18 December 2019 to set the most urgent priorities that need...
