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MIO-ECSDE tackles odour pollution through the D-NOSES project
Odour pollution is the second reason for citizens’ complaints after noise, across Europe. It has adverse impacts on human health since frequent exposure can lead to headaches, stress and respiratory problems. It is also an indicator of larger environmental issues such...
Three steps EU countries must take to achieve clean and healthy seas by 2020
With less than two years to go before the 2020 deadline, urgent action is needed to safeguard European seas and ensure their continued health and productivity, as required by the EU Marine Directive. The EU Marine Directive came into force in 2008 and addresses all...
Farewell to Nacer Riad Bendaoud
With sorrow in our hearts we bid adieu to our beloved Member of the Executive Bureau. Nacer Riad, being at the helm of the Ecological Association of Boumerdes, has been representing the Algerian membership for more than a decade enriching the meeting and overall governance with his knowledge, wit, frankness, enthusiasm and honesty. He will be sorely missed.
Join the Spring edition of the ACT4LITTER Marine Litter Watch Month to assess marine litter in Med coastal and marine protected areas
Are you a manager of a coastal and marine protected area or a marine litter practitioner? Are you interested in filling in the ‘data gaps’ that hamper an effective implementation of essential measures to address the growing threat of marine litter in Med coastal and...
Marine litter in Mediterranean coastal and marine protected areas – How bad is it?
Marine litter is ‘building up’ in what should be pristine coastal and marine protected areas of the Mediterranean, according to the preliminary results of the ACT4LITTER Marine Litter Watch Month. More than one fourth of the twenty two beaches surveyed were...
MIO-ECSDE calls on Barcelona Convention Contracting Parties to step up efforts to meet SDG14 targets
The deliberations of the 20th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP20) spanned over four days from 17-20 December 2017 in Tirana, Albania. More than 150 delegates from the 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union that are parties...