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Clean up the Med 2010
MIO-ECarticle_thumb_145_LX2UPHBK68N3DSDE is pleased to invite you to join the Clean Up the Med 2010 Campaign to once again reinforce a common commitment to safeguard the Mediterranean environment. The 2009 campaign was a great success with a hit a record of over 400 participating bodies that mobilised more than 100,000 people.
New EU report on understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and the policy assessment framework
Recently a report on understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and the policy assessment framework was published by the European Commission DG Environment. According to the report biodiversity continues to decrease at unprecedented rates as human development and expansion result in the fragmentation and loss of habitat for flora and fauna.
Brief critical review of the COP15 meeting and follow-up
The Chairman of the MIO-ECSDE, Prof. Michael Scoullos, attended the COP 15 in Copenhagen as a member of the European Union (EU) delegation, representing the European Parliament on the Management Board and Executive Bureau of the European Environment Agency (EEA), which has its headquarters in Copenhagen.
NanoVirtualium: interactive communication web-based application on Nanotechnologies
Nanovirtualium is an initiative of the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) and has been developed within the framework of the NanoCap project (2006-2009) funded by the European Commission’s FP6 Science and Society Programme.
Training material on Environmental Education & Education for Sustainable Development in Protected Areas
A new training material on EE/ESD in Protected Areas targeted to staff of EE/ESD division of the Ministry of Education, of Environmental Education Centers and Management Bodies of Protected Areas of Greece, has been developed in Greek by MIO-ECSDE, within the framework of the EPEAEK II programme 2007-2008 and with the support of the Greek Ministry of Education.
MIO-ECSDE Member of the Drin Core Group
The Drin Dialogue which aims to establish a Shared Vision for the management of the extended Drin River Basin, was launched on December 1st 2009, at a meeting that took place in Podgorica. The Meeting was co-organized by UNECE, GWP-Med, the Government of Montenegro and MIO-ECSDE, with the financial support of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.