-1.svg){kind=logo}
News
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:...
EU Restoration Law: a game-changer in the fight against climate change and the loss of biodiversity?
The European Commission proposed a new Nature Restoration Law on the 22nd of June with pioneering legally binding targets and €100 billion for EU Member States to restore 20% of EU degraded land and sea by 2030. The proposed regulation is considered by many...
Calling for “Healthy Planet” being a cross-cutting value
It is well known that since 1973, each year June 5th has been marked as World Environment Day. Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme 50 years ago, World Environment Day brings attention to different environmental issues and calls for climate action....
What chances for the climate crisis? MIO-ECSDE and RAED launch a joint effort with their members in the run up to COP27
The secretariats of MIO-ECSDE and RAED are preparing for a strong participation of the Mediterranean region at COP27 of UNFCCC (Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 7-18 November 2022). A first of a series of on-line meetings launched this joint effort on May 26th, 2022. It was...