by thomaisv | Oct 4, 2017 | News
ACT4LITTER brought together some 35 MPA managers and marine litter experts in the first meeting of the associated partners, held in Barcelona on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2017. This was a great opportunity for the ACT4LITTER operational partners to introduce the...
by thomaisv | Sep 21, 2017 | News
Some 30 professionals where successfully trained on how to properly monitor marine litter at a workshop organized by MIO-ECSDE and RAED, as consortium members of the EU-funded SWIM-Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism, together with the Egyptian Authorities, on 19-20...
by thomaisv | Jul 25, 2017 | News
Biosphere Reserves are so much more than just protected areas. They are special places designed to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature. Twenty six post-graduate students, young scientists and officers of Biosphere Reserves from Europe –mainly...
by thomaisv | Jul 21, 2017 | News
Over twenty environmental NGOs, among which MIO-ECSDE joined forces to launch the Break Free From Plastic Movement in the Mediterranean. At their first meeting in Barcelona in June 2017, they agreed on a manifesto calling for systemic change along the entire plastic...
by thomaisv | Jul 10, 2017 | News
The Members of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development (MCSD) met on 4 to 6 July 2017 in Athens mainly to discuss the progress of the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016-2025 (MSSD) a strategic guiding...
by thomaisv | Jun 25, 2017 | News
Just few months after the ACT4LITTER kick-off and all project activities are in full swing! An initial list of measures aiming to tackle marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs has been developed and will be shared with MPA managers and marine litter experts in order to...