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Shedding light on the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity trends in the Mediterranean
In a world of growing ecological overshoot—when our demands for nature’s products and services exceed the planet’s ability to renew them—the winning economic strategies will be those that manage biocapacity on the one hand, and reduce demand for it on the other.
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals as an emerging global policy issue
More than 120 countries along with industry representatives and public interest NGOs, including member organizations of MIO-ECSDE, reached a consensus agreement that Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) are a global emerging policy issue!
Spotlight on the Mediterranean Cooperation as an instrument to ensure peace, stability and growth in the region
The Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council will spot light on the Mediterranean Cooperation as an instrument to ensure peace, stability and growth in the region. Together with the European Territorial Cooperation Programme MED and the Neighborhood Cross-border Cooperation Programme in the Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI MED, the Cyprus Presidency will organize the first joint conference of these two cooperation programmes in Cyprus on October 24th and 25th 2012.
Plea to Environment Ministers: Set ambitious marine litter targets, don’t waste the opportunity
Marking International bag free-day, over 30 NGOs – among which MIO-ECSDE and its member organizations Nature Trust, DPPVN, UMARINU, MEDASSET, LEGABIENTE and MEDSOS – are making a final call to EU Environment ministers ahead of the July 15 deadline for setting marine litter targets, as required under EU law.
RIO+20: Mediterraneans reaffirm their commitment to work together for Sustainable Development
At a moment of acute and persisting political, economic and social challenges in the Mediterranean, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders gathered in Rio, on the invitation of the MIO-ECSDE and other major key actors, to demonstrate their commitment to overcome the difficulties and work in solidarity for green growth within a sustainable development of the region.
12th Mediterranean Honorific Award
Every June, for the past 12 years, Mediterrània – Centre d’Iniciatives Ecològiques (CIE) and MIO-ECSDE have been awarding organizations working for the improvement and protection of the Mediterranean environment with the MEDITERRANEAN HONORIFIC AWARD, as recognition of its exceptional achievements.