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The sixth meeting of the Drin Core Group (DCG) took place in Ohrid, FYROM, on May 30 2012, as part of the Drin Dialogue activities towards the implementation of the shared vision for the sustainable management of the extended Drin Basin.
The presence of marine litter in the Mediterranean and other European Seas is becoming an issue of high concern that requires action. Adequate measures are needed to address the pressure of litter in the marine environment both at sea and on land, whereby public awareness and education towards more sustainable lifestyles, as well as coordination at regional level play an important role.
The Mediterranean Information Office together with all major actors in the Mediterranean environmental scene, will hold an official Side Event within the framework of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Horizon 2020 Capacity Building/Mediterranean Environment Programme in cooperation with Seas At Risk and Waste Free Oceans, within the framework of the European Maritime Day, held an event under the title “Reducing marine litter for the sake of the environment… and blue growth?”
Mediterrània CIE and MIO-ECSDE are calling for candidates to be considered for the 12th MEDITERRANEAN HONORIFIC AWARD, addressed to innovative projects relating to the environment and sustainable development.
MIO-ECSDE participated in the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols, organized by the UNEP/MAP Secretariat in Paris on 8-10 February, 2012. The overall aim of MIO-ECSDE’s presence was to actively promote civil society participation in all levels of implementation of the Convention and its protocols.