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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
Online training course targeting formal & non-formal Marine Litter educators
MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES launches an online training course on marine litter targeting formal and non formal educators to be held from 10 to 22 May 2016. The 13-day e-course is implemented within the framework of the IPA-Adriatic DeFishGear project under the auspices of...
European Organizations Issue Declaration on Waste Containing Nanomaterials
Manufactured nanomaterials are applied in rapidly growing amounts of every-day products. Their physical and chemical properties make them an attractive choice in product development, bringing the possibility of both functional and economic advantages. Yet, there are...
Civil Society and the Barcelona Convention: 40 years of mutual support
The deliberations of the 19th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP19) hosted by the Hellenic Government were held successfully from 9-12 February 2016 in Athens, Greece. More than 150 delegates from 21 Mediterranean countries and the...
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
