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Commission review gives Member States a ‘must do better’ report for Marine Strategies
oor implementation, poor coordination, poor integration. This, in a nutshell, is the Commission’s view of progress in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive so far. NGOs are dismayed by the low level of ambition most countries take on achieving Good Environmental Status of their marine waters in 2020, the overarching goal of the Directive.
MIO-ECSDE participates in the “University Educators for Sustainable Development” Project
MIO-ECSDE together with the University of Athens participates in a new ESD initiative planning to shake up the way teaching and learning occurs at the university level, entitled “University Educators for Sustainable Development (UE4SD)”.
MARLISCO meets to take stock of progress and plan its next steps
The first day of the meeting was dedicated to reviewing the main achievements, outcomes and results produced within the first 18 months of the project towards meeting its objectives with regards to raising public awareness, facilitating dialogue and promoting co-responsibility on marine litter across all European seas.
MIO-ECSDE welcomes the adoption of Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean
The long awaited common policy framework for Mediterranean countries to tackle the problem of marine litter was finally adopted on the 4th of December 2013 at the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols, organized by the UNEP/MAP Secretariat in Istanbul on 3-6 December, 2013.
18th COP of the Barcelona Convention: some achievements to look forward to
MIO-ECSDE participated in the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols, organized by the UNEP/MAP Secretariat in Istanbul on 3-6 December, 2013.
MIO-ECSDE & MEdIES at the pan-European Researchers’ Night 2013
Hundreds of people of all ages had the opportunity to become acquainted with marine sciences and current research methods last Friday on the 27th of September 2013 during the MAREXPRES (MARine EXPloring RESearchers) event. MIO-ECSDE & MEdIES were there!