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Marine litter is building up in Mediterranean coastal and marine protected areas, reveals new report
A new report produced by the Interreg Med ACT4LITTER project reveals that marine litter is building up in what should be pristine coastal and marine protected areas. Wanting to dig deeper into the amounts, types and sources of marine litter deposited on the beaches of...
The Ocean Science Decade: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health
The ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and it is the planet’s life support system. Our security, our economy, our very survival, all require healthy oceans. Sadly, much of the ocean is now seriously degraded, with changes and losses in the structure, function and...
Journalists and MIO-ECSDE member NGOs now better equipped to protect disappearing coastal wetlands of the Mediterranean
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...
NGOs counter industry’s lobby against citizens’ right to know about toxic chemicals in everyday products
41 NGOs, including MIO-ECSDE express their strong support on the ECHA database of substances of very high concern and underline that this information is crucial to the circular economy and to the protection of human health and the environment.