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MIO-ECSDE kick-starts a community-based research project on marine litter in the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve, Crete
The Asterousia Mountain Range Biosphere Reserve, located in the southernmost area of Europe with a long coast and wide marine zone in the Southern Cretan / Libyan Sea, is characterized by an exceptional wealth of habitats and species. Just as other biosphere reserves...
Switching to more sustainable Μediterranean food systems and waste management governance: MIO-ECSDE’s endeavors
Food loss and waste management are both issues of particular relevance for the Mediterranean region, given its fragile food security, pressures on biodiversity, resources scarcity and prevailingly unsustainable consumption and production patterns. Reducing food loss...
MPA Engage recap: towards a Mediterranean network of resilient to climate change MPAs
After 3 full years, the journey of the Interreg Med funded project of MPA Engage comes to an end. Within this intense, yet inspiring, period, MPA Engage has provided essential support to managers of marine protected areas to fast-track actions against climate change,...
MIO-ECSDE’S policy paper on the Mediterranean’s transition to wind energy that avoids damaging the environment
Curbing climate change and reversing biodiversity decline are two of the greatest challenges modern societies face, and both are particularly relevant to the Mediterranean: a biodiversity hotspot which is more subject to global warming than others. In parallel, the...
New toolkit aims to bring more nature into the classroom
Check out the new European Nature Protection Toolkit. Available online, it’s designed to support educators, facilitators and site managers looking for creative educational resources to engage students in environmental conservation and preservation of European wildlife...
Act Local, Think Mediterranean: Mediterranean MPAs join forces to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises!
From the 14th to the 17th of June, more than 120 scientists, managers of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), decision-makers and conservation practitioners from 18 Mediterranean countries came together in Spain to share the results of two European Interreg Med projects:...