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Plastic pollution remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges in the Mediterranean, particularly in the Adriatic-Ionian region, which has been identified as a hotspot for marine plastic pollution. With rivers acting as the main pathways for plastic from...

The Mediterranean Sea, a biodiversity hotspot and a key economic region, is under increasing threat from marine plastic pollution. Recognizing this growing planetary boundary threat, experts are accelerating efforts to move from research and policy to real-world,...

MIO-ECSDE is pleased to announce the launch of new video guidelines aimed at enhancing the monitoring of marine litter on the seafloor. The guidelines, available in English, French, and Arabic, provide a step-by-step tutorial on using visual census methods with scuba...

The year 2024 brought a whirlwind of challenges to the Mediterranean region, in the form of conflicts, natural disasters and not so promising regional and global political developments that are unlikely to work in favour of environmental integrity, the much...

On 22-23 November 2024, MIO-ECSDE joined forces with the Goethe Institute in Cairo to co-organize the EnviroMORE Festival, a vibrant event dedicated to raising awareness about sustainability and fostering actionable change. The festival brought together a dynamic mix...

The Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture, and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) successfully hosted the Annual General Assembly for the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project, a pioneering EU Horizon2020 initiative. With the project now at its midpoint, the...