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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 1st UfM Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change approves second phase of the Horizon 2020 Initiative
Ministers attending the first Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change in Athens on the 13th of May issued a Declaration of their commitment to tackle the growing environmental and climate challenges facing the region.
Kicking off a MIO-ECSDE project to protect and conserve freshwater ecosystems in the Drin River Basin
The official launch of MIO-ECSDE’s new project entitled “Living well in harmony with the Drin” (Act4Drin) took place at the premises of the Macedonian Ecological Society on 28 March 2014 in Skopje. The project, which is funded by CEPF aims at raising public awareness, enhancing knowledge and empowering NGOs to protect and conserve freshwater ecosystems in the Drin River Basin.
Commission review gives Member States a ‘must do better’ report for Marine Strategies
oor implementation, poor coordination, poor integration. This, in a nutshell, is the Commission’s view of progress in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive so far. NGOs are dismayed by the low level of ambition most countries take on achieving Good Environmental Status of their marine waters in 2020, the overarching goal of the Directive.
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
