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MIO-ECSDE at the “Mer en Fête” and “Med-Educ” events
MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES participated in the 18th “Mer en Fête” event, organized by MIO-ECSDE member organization U-Marinu, on a boat travelling between Marseille and Corsica with stops at Bastia and Ajaccio. More than 5.000 kindergarten and primary school students attended the 3-day event from 8 to 13 May 2011.
MEDASSET’s three-year research reveals: Drini Bay is an important sea turtle feeding ground in the Mediterranean
Three-year research has confirmed that Drini Bay, on the northern coast of Albania, is a regionally and nationally important habitat for sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Turtles use the Bay for for aging, as a refuge and as part of a key migratory corridor between the Ionian and Adriatic Seas.
First guidelines for assessing nano applications in food & feed
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently published a guidance document for assessing potential risks arising from applications of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain.
MIO-ECSDE at the 3rd Drin Core Group Meeting in Tirana
The third meeting of the Drin Core Group took place in Tirana, Albania, on April 6 2011, as part of the Drin Dialogue activities towards the establishment of a shared vision for the management of the extended Drin Basin.
The Drin Dialogue Consultation Meeting in Tirana: Moving towards a shared vision for the management of the extended Drin Basin
Representatives of national, regional and local authorities, water users associations, academia, members from the private sector, NGOs as well as representatives of international organizations and donor countries met on 5 April 2011, in Tirana, Albania to
Enhancing the involvement of NGOs in the MedPartnership activities: the Drin Dialogue process
Within the framework of the MedPartnership activities, where MIO-ECSDE is responsible for the meaningful participation of civil society in the implementation of the project and the overall strengthening of civil society in the Mediterranean, an NGO networking meeting was organized on the 4th of April 2011 in Tirana back-to-back with the Albanian Consultation Meeting