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Pope Francis presented with MIO-ECSDE’s Sustainable Mediterranean on climate change during his visit to Athens
When His Holiness Pope Francis issued in 2015 his founding encyclical on climate change and ecology, Laudato si’, it was an urgent call for action against the injustice of climate change and the ecological crisis, to protect generations to come. He has frequently...
Med4Waste: making a positive tangible contribution to sustainable urban waste management in the Mediterranean
Med4Waste (Mediterranean Dialogue for Waste Management Governance), a new EU-funded project under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme aims to facilitate new governance models for integrated and efficient urban waste management policies across the...
Mediterranean best practices in achieving waste reduction: 20 cases available in English and French
By making available in a user-friendly way the description, key challenges and results of selected Mediterranean case studies, https://bestpractices-waste-med.net aims to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and techniques to key stakeholders of the region and enable...
Combating marine litter in the southern Mediterranean through an integrated and strategic management approach: new project kicks off!
Marine Litter is globally acknowledged as a major societal challenge of our times due to its significant environmental, economic, social, political and cultural implications. The Mediterranean is one of the most affected seas by marine litter worldwide and it is clear...
The 26th AGM of MIO-ECSDE marked 30 years of non-stop action
The 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of MIO-ECSDE was held on the 20th of December 2021 – on-line once again. Against all odds, optimism was high among the member organisations of the Federation. In good spirits, the year in review was discussed and unanimous...
COP 22: Med NGOs call on signatories to the Barcelona Convention to amp their ambition
At the 22nd Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the Barcelona Convention) and its Protocols (COP 22), Mediterranean governments adopted the Antalya Ministerial...