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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
MIO-ECSDE at the DeFishGear summer school on marine litter
The DeFishGear partner, the University of Nova Gorica, which this year celebrated its 20th anniversary, organised the International DeFishGear Summer School entitled “The growing threat of marine litter: from marine observations and knowledge to concrete actions...
MIO-ECSDE on the Steering Committee of the MCSD for the next biennium
At the 16th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission of Sustainable Development that was hosted by the Moroccan Government in collaboration with the Secretariat to Barcelona Convention/Mediterranean Action Plan and Plan Bleu in Marrakech (9-11 June 2015), MIO-ECSDE was elected on its Steering Committee as Rapporteur for the next 2 years, representing the NGO members of the Commission.
Join the rest of Mediterranean Youth in defining a sustainable future!
If you are a young person aged 15-35 years from anywhere in the Mediterranean region, please take part in this survey! MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES invites you to share your thoughts about sustainability issues (environmental, social and economic), the current economic and sociopolitical crisis in the Mediterranean region as well as your vision for the future.
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
