Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 133 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
The 20th Annual General Assembly of MIO-ECSDE, 22 December 2015
Thirty (30) NGO members of MIO-ECSDE from twenty (20) countries around the Mediterranean participated in the 20th Annual General Assembly (AGM) of MIO-ECSDE, held on the 22nd of December 2015. This year, similarly to last year, the AGM was held on-line via webex given...
MIO-ECSDE at 10th Meeting of the Drin Core Group
On the 17th of December 2015, in Tirana the Drin Core Group (DCG) met once again as the official body for the coordination of the actions of the Parties involved in the implementation of the Drin MoU and the corresponding Action Programme. The DCG acts as the Steering...
MIO-ECSDE and Act4Drin at the kick-off of two large-scale projects aiming to promote joint management of the Drin River Basin
On the 16th of December 2015 more than 120 stakeholders from the Drin riparians were brought together in Tirana at the inception meeting of two large-scale GEF projects aiming to promote the joint management of the Drin River Basin. The two projects focus on enabling...
Recent Projects
![METAVASEA](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Picture1-510x382.png)
![Waste Ashore – Malevisi](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Crete_01-510x382.png)
![Waste In the Net – Mesara](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Crete_02-510x382.png)
![Innovative Sustainable Economy Mission](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SUSTAINABLE-ECONOMY-510x382.png)
![FOLOU (prevention and reduction of Food Loss)](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design-1-510x382.png)
![SOS-ZEROPOL2030](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SOSZEROPOL-510x382.png)
![Plastic Busters CAP](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Picture1-510x382.png)
![Shared Green Deal](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GreenDeal-510x382.png)
![Med4Waste](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Med4Waste-510x382.png)
![WES – Water and Environment Support in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WES-510x382.png)
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