Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 136 Mediterranean NGOs for Environment and Sustainable Development
What we do
We act as a technical and political platform for the intervention of NGOs in the Mediterranean scene
Our mission
Our mission is to protect the Natural Environment and Cultural Heritage and promote Sustainable Development in a peaceful Mediterranean
Our story
For more than twenty years we have been catalyzing synergies, joining forces & building bridges in the Euro-Mediterranean area
Latest News
MIO-ECSDE a pioneer in marine litter monitoring webinars
In the running of its long-standing marine litter actions and the IPA-Adriatic funded DeFishGear project, MIO-ECSDE carried out two webinars on the 9th and 16th of September 2016, on how to perform marine litter surveys. The webinars aimed at providing technical...
Call for quotations for the development of one e-learning module on the “eFront” eLearning Content Management System, including video-guidelines
The Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture & Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) announces the present call for quotations for the “Development and implementation of one e-learning module on the “eFront” eLearning Content Management System,...
Join the Marine Litter Watch Month!
The European Environment Agency, over 20 NGOs, among which MIO-ECSDE, and research institutes have joined forces to launch the first ever Marine Litter Watch Month, expected to take place on more than 75 of Europe’s most beautiful beaches from 17 September to 16...
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Featured Publication
Climate Change: The rapidly increasing challenge for the Mediterranean. Sustainable Mediterranean, Issue No 78, 2021.
Featured Publication
Assessing Marine Litter on Mediterranean Beaches. Filing in the knowledge gaps via a participatory-science initiative. MIO-ECSDE, 2019
Featured Publication
Marine Litter in Mediterranean coastal and marine protected areas. A snapshot assessment report on the amounts, composition and sources of marine litter found on beaches. Interreg Med ACT4LITTER & MIO-ECSDE, 2019