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
The science we need for the ocean we want
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...
Eko Kvarner opposes the Croatian Liquefied Natural Gas Plan
The Croatian island of Krk is a top tourist destination and case of good practice towards a ‘green’ transformation. It has been planning to become carbon neutral by 2030; its towns are pioneers in recycling and the in use of alternative fuels like solar energy....
MPA ENGAGE set to tackle Climate Change in the Mediterranean Sea!
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...
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
