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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.
MIO-ECSDE at the 6th Drin Core Group Meeting, Ohrid, 30 May 2012
The sixth meeting of the Drin Core Group (DCG) took place in Ohrid, FYROM, on May 30 2012, as part of the Drin Dialogue activities towards the implementation of the shared vision for the sustainable management of the extended Drin Basin.
Horizon 2020 tackles the growing challenge of marine litter in the Mediterranean
The presence of marine litter in the Mediterranean and other European Seas is becoming an issue of high concern that requires action. Adequate measures are needed to address the pressure of litter in the marine environment both at sea and on land, whereby public awareness and education towards more sustainable lifestyles, as well as coordination at regional level play an important role.