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Journalists and MIO-ECSDE member NGOs now better equipped to protect disappearing coastal wetlands of the Mediterranean
Wetlands are among the world’s most productive environments. At the crossroads of key economic sectors, wetlands are wellsprings of biological diversity and provide vital natural resources as well as valuable services to humankind, representing a significant...
NGOs counter industry’s lobby against citizens’ right to know about toxic chemicals in everyday products
41 NGOs, including MIO-ECSDE express their strong support on the ECHA database of substances of very high concern and underline that this information is crucial to the circular economy and to the protection of human health and the environment.
Save #OurBlueLung: 35 NGOs join forces and urge EU ministers to commit to 20 measures to protect our seas by 2020
Clean, healthy and abundant seas by 2020. This is what European countries committed to achieve when they adopted the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 10 years ago. With little more than a year until the deadline, all countries of the European Union are failing on...
EU reaches landmark agreement to slash plastic pollution
After months of negotiations with the European Commission and Parliament, the European Union has reached today a landmark agreement to slash plastic pollution from single-use items. This earth-shattering political decision signs off on measures that include bans on...
UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt crafts a new deal for nature and people: MIO-ECSDE was there!
From 17 – 29 November 2018, governments and civil society actors from across the world are gathering at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt to take stock of the progress achieved towards tackling the global biodiversity crisis and craft a new deal for nature and...
MIO-ECSDE showcases the nexus approach as a tool for safeguarding biodiversity at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt
Biodiversity often falls victim to competing claims on nature and its use. Despite the substantial efforts at EU and global level to protect, conserve and enhance the natural capital, assessments show that biodiversity is still being lost and that most ecosystems are...