Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 136 Mediterranean 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
Latest News
TETHYS4ADRION launches field activities in Greece with first mission to Alfeios River
The TETHYS4ADRION project successfully completed its first field mission to the Alfeios River, the Peloponnese’s longest river and one of the 5 designated pilot sites of the project. Led by Greek project partners HCMR and MIO-ECSDE, the mission marks a significant...
MIO-ECSDE directs Mentoring & Twinning at the 3rd ISE Community of Practice in Sarajevo
From 2 to 4 April 2025, the city of Sarajevo hosted the 3rd gathering of the Innovative Sustainable Economy (ISE) Community of Practice (CoP), bringing together around 100 stakeholders of the Interreg Euro-MED Missions as well as delegates from the Union for the...
FOLOU launches its series of online courses on Food Loss
The Horizon Europe FOLOU project, in collaboration with the University of Reading, has launched the first in a series of free online courses: “Understanding Food Loss”. In this course, you’ll join a global classroom and will learn about food loss, particularly in the...
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Featured Publication
Climate Change: The rapidly increasing challenge for the Mediterranean. Sustainable Mediterranean, Issue No 78, 2021.
Featured Publication
Assessing Marine Litter on Mediterranean Beaches. Filing in the knowledge gaps via a participatory-science initiative. MIO-ECSDE, 2019
Featured Publication
Marine Litter in Mediterranean coastal and marine protected areas. A snapshot assessment report on the amounts, composition and sources of marine litter found on beaches. Interreg Med ACT4LITTER & MIO-ECSDE, 2019