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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
Call for the recruitment of a Gender and Youth Expert for 2026-2027
MIO-ECSDE is seeking to hire a Gender and Youth Policies expert for 2026-2027 Primary responsibility will be to follow the You(th) Care for Change Programme activities that focus on gender equality and women’s rights. Local and international travels may be required....
Zero Pollution Parliament: From Business-as-Usual to Bold, Shared Responsibility
Fifty stakeholders from across all European Regional Seas convened in Brussels for the Zero Pollution Parliament, sending a clear signal: business-as-usual is no longer an option. Two Futures, One Choice The discussions contrasted two possible pathways for marine...
MIRAMAR Advances Regional Cooperation to Tackle Cumulative Marine Stressors: Project Meeting Held Back-to-Back with Mediterranean Regional Event
The Mediterranean Sea’s unique biodiversity is under mounting pressure from multiple environmental stressors - legacy and emerging contaminants, marine litter, underwater noise, light pollution, invasive species, and widespread habitat degradation- all accelerating...
Recent Projects
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
