by thomaisv | Sep 17, 2019 | News
Each year an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans. That’s the ′equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world′. Are you concerned with the litter building up in our coasts and seas? Then take...
by Danai Amplianiti | Sep 14, 2019 | News
UNEP/MAP Focal Points met in Athens on 10-13 September 2019 to examine measures on curbing pollution, protecting biodiversity and stimulating blue growth in the Mediterranean region. MIO-ECSDE, attended as it does every two years the Focal Points meet, a few months...
by thomaisv | Sep 5, 2019 | News
Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, comprising the Group of 7 (G7), convened in Biarritz (France) from 24-26 August 2019, under the French presidency, to discuss among other issues climate change, biodiversity and oceans. Specifically,...
by thomaisv | Jul 1, 2019 | News
Some 80 participants from 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries converged to the city of Heraklion in Crete over three days (24-26 June) to report on the region’s collective progress and share the valuable lessons learned in implementing the Action Plan of the Mediterranean...
by thomaisv | Jun 4, 2019 | News
Significant advances towards safeguarding the Drin River Basin were discussed at the 17th Drin Core Group meeting organized in Pristina from the 30th to the 31st of May 2019. The Drin River Basin is beyond any doubt one of the most important freshwater biodiversity...
by thomaisv | Jun 3, 2019 | News
To-date significant progress has been achieved within the PlasticBusters MPAs project, with the studying phase – aiming to define the key elements of the harmonized marine litter monitoring and management approach- being successfully completed. The starting...
