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What are Man and Biosphere Reserves all about? Trainees find out in Sardinia
Biosphere Reserves are so much more than just protected areas. They are special places designed to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature. Twenty six post-graduate students, young scientists and officers of Biosphere Reserves from Europe –mainly...
Environmental NGOs join forces for a Mediterranean free from plastic pollution
Over twenty environmental NGOs, among which MIO-ECSDE joined forces to launch the Break Free From Plastic Movement in the Mediterranean. At their first meeting in Barcelona in June 2017, they agreed on a manifesto calling for systemic change along the entire plastic...
MIO-ECSDE follows MCSD progress
The Members of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development (MCSD) met on 4 to 6 July 2017 in Athens mainly to discuss the progress of the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016-2025 (MSSD) a strategic guiding...
ACT4LITTER in full swing – Combating marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs
Just few months after the ACT4LITTER kick-off and all project activities are in full swing! An initial list of measures aiming to tackle marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs has been developed and will be shared with MPA managers and marine litter experts in order to...
“Days of the Lake” movie screening on the occasion of World Environment Day 2017
On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2017, MIO-ECSDE and MEdIES, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair and Network on Sustainable Development Management and Education in the Mediterranean of the University of Athens, the Social Cooperative Enterprise EKFRASI,...
MIO-ECSDE hosts a collective learning event on enabling civil society participation in biodiversity conservation around the globe
MIO-ECSDE had the honor and pleasure to host the meeting of Secretariat and Regional Implementation Team members of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in Athens, Greece, from 16-19 May 2017. They met to share their lessons learned on enabling civil society...