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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
The Makhzoumi Foundation’s Environment and Development program going strong in Lebanon
The Makhzoumi Foundation has been a valuable Strategic Partner of MIO-ECSDE and gracious donor. The Foundation’s Environment and Development program, one of five, aims to improve the environment as a valuable asset and to focus on empowering women, children, and youth...
“Touiza” Association cleans up Reghaia beach in Boumerdes
The beach of Reghaia, one of the most visited beaches in the city of Boumerdes, was the target of the Association de volontariat Touiza de la Wilaya d'Alger in the context of its participation in the 2023 “Clean-Up the Med” campaign. A campaign was organized on May...
A busy first part of 2023 for HEAD in Lebanon
The first half of 2023 was a busy one for MIO-ECSDE Member Organisation Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD). On the occasion of the World Environment Day and the Clean-Up the Med campaign, organized yearly by Legambiente, HEAD co-organized, with 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
