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The Drin Strategic Action Programme: a stepping stone towards the sustainable future of the Drin River Basin
Significant advances towards safeguarding the Drin River Basin were discussed at the 17th Drin Core Group meeting organized in Pristina from the 30th to the 31st of May 2019. The Drin River Basin is beyond any doubt one of the most important freshwater biodiversity...
PlasticBuster MPAs successfully completes the studying phase
To-date significant progress has been achieved within the PlasticBusters MPAs project, with the studying phase - aiming to define the key elements of the harmonized marine litter monitoring and management approach- being successfully completed. The starting point of...
We are delighted to announce that the Makhzoumi Foundation has become a Strategic Partner of MIO-ECSDE
We are delighted to announce that on Thursday the 11th of April, at a ceremony held in Beirut, Lebanon, MIO-ECSDE welcomed the Makhzoumi Foundation to its Circle of Strategic Partners. The MIO-ECSDE Circle of Strategic Partners are Foundations, Donors, Patrons with...
SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism draws curtains with resonating applause
It is hard to believe that the EU funded regional project SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism is ending in a few days. It was an intense three years of working very close with the stakeholders in the Partner Countries in the South and East of the Mediterranean: Algeria,...
3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment
The 3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment brought together on April 9th in Brussels, Belgium, the UfM member countries, UfM Co-Presidencies and the Secretariat of the UfM, UN Environment/MAP and other regional stakeholders and partners. It was devoted to...
Integrated pollution monitoring and assessment in the Mediterranean: Where are we now?
A little over three years have passed since the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Environment of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) – namely the 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union -...