Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 130 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
4Pictures4Mediterranean International Photo Contest: Take part until December 31, 2020
The MPA Engage project has launched the first edition of ‘4 Pictures 4 Mediterranean', a photo competition hosted by Instagram that aims to bring to light the human impacts on the fragile marine ecosystems and the stories of managers and citizens involved in their...
The Lebanese members of MIO-ECSDE were actively mobilized following the Beirut Port explosion
MIO-ECSDE is proud of the initiatives of our Lebanese members following the devastating blast at the port of Beirut on the 4th of August 2020 that killed more than 178 people, left more than 6,500 injured, 300,000 people homeless (WHO). Some highlights, without...
Marine LitterWatch Month is here again, an opportunity to take action against marine litter
It’s Marine LitterWatch Month for the 7th consecutive year and its success story builds on the joint efforts of the Marine LitterWatch communities. MIO-ECSDE is a part of this ‘taskforce’ towards providing reliable, accurate and comparable marine litter data for all...
Recent Projects
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
Featured Publication
NGO actions to protect and conserve freshwater ecosystems, MIO-ECSDE, 2016
