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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/MEdIES e-learning course on marine litter completed sucessfully!
Some 69 partcipants from 27 Euro-Mediterranean and other countries benefited from the MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES e-learning course on marine litter, that successfully ran during May 2016. The e-course was implemented within the framework of the IPA-Adriatic funded DeFishGear...
MIO-ECSDE/Act4Drin publication showcasing NGO actions to protect and conserve freshwater ecosystems launched today!
We are very excited to announce today, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, the launch of the Act4Drin booklet entitled “NGO actions to protect and conserve freshwater ecosystems”. It is a tribute to the extent and diversity concrete NGO actions in promoting...
Marine litter and derelict fishing gear: from observation to blue growth
Interesting insights were shared at MIO-ECSDE's workshop on "Marine litter and derelict fishing gear: from observation to blue growth", held in Turku during the European Maritime Day 2016. The 1200 marine and maritime economy stakeholders that attended concluded that...
Recent Projects
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
