by thomaisv | Dec 9, 2014 | News
One year after taking up the challenge to address the need (read more here) for accurate, coherent and comparable scientific data on marine litter in the Adriatic region to support effective decision making, the DeFishGear project has successfully launched coordinated marine litter monitoring surveys in the seven countries of the Adriatic Sea, namely Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Greece, Slovenia.
by thomaisv | Nov 20, 2014 | News
Within the framework of the IPA Adriatic funded DeFishGear project, MIO-ECSDE launched beach litter surveys in Thesprotia, Greece, 10-14 November 2014. Based on the beach monitoring methodology (read more here) prepared by MIO-ECSDE in collaboration with other DeFishGear partners, six sites were selected taking into consideration their location and other features related to morphology, accessibility, etc.
by thomaisv | Nov 20, 2014 | Announcements
The Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture & Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) announces the present call for quotations for ‘Monitoring of floating litter in the Adriatic Sea, using ferries as platform of observation’ within the...
by thomaisv | Nov 18, 2014 | News
The Final Report of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) entitled “Shaping the Future We Want” prominently refers to the Mediterranean Strategy on ESD as a success on a global scale! The Strategy was endorsed in May 2014 by the UfM Ministers in charge of Environment and Climate Change.
by thomaisv | Nov 18, 2014 | News
MIO-ECSDE is a partner in the project proposal “BlueGreen Med-CS” which is in the process of securing the funds to be launched. It was labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean earlier in 2014. Through a capacity building programme and a small grants scheme, the project will enable NGOs to acquire skills in various areas of sustainable development.
