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CCB and MIO-ECSDE join forces to promote marine litter monitoring in the Baltic Sea
Some 18 NGO representatives from 8 countries, namely Belarus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden, were brought together in a two-day workshop on marine litter monitoring. The workshop was organized on 2-3 November 2016 in Gdansk (Poland) by...
Wondered how Green Economy is faring in the Mediterranean? Read our study!
An initiative of dedicated civil society organizations (eco-union, MIO-ECSDE and the GEC) aiming solely to boost the transition towards a green and fair economy in the Mediterranean, the study presents the results of a review exercise covering Green Economy (GE)...
MIO-ECSDE a pioneer in marine litter monitoring webinars
In the running of its long-standing marine litter actions and the IPA-Adriatic funded DeFishGear project, MIO-ECSDE carried out two webinars on the 9th and 16th of September 2016, on how to perform marine litter surveys. The webinars aimed at providing technical...
Join the Marine Litter Watch Month!
The European Environment Agency, over 20 NGOs, among which MIO-ECSDE, and research institutes have joined forces to launch the first ever Marine Litter Watch Month, expected to take place on more than 75 of Europe’s most beautiful beaches from 17 September to 16...
The International Summer University of Samothrace: a great success
Some 70 post graduate students from 21 countries had the opportunity to participate in the Summer University of Samothrace 2016 that was successfully organized on the island of Samothrace in Greece from 9-22 July 2016. The summer university consisted of two parallel...
Joint UNEP/MAP & DeFishGear workshop for a marine litter-free Mediterranean Sea
Some 85 participants from 20 Mediterranean countries and Belgium and Ireland, were brought together in Tirana, Albania, from 19 to 20 July 2016, to further advance the implementation of the Regional Plan for the Management of Marine Litter in the Mediterranean. The...