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
Gafsa Oasis: protecting our agricultural heritage
The Chairman of MIO-ECSDE Prof. Michael Scoullos goes to Gafsa, Tunisia, in support of an EU funded project dedicated to the historical Gafsa oasis (certified by the FAO in 2011 as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System-GIAHS).
e-Course on marine litter big success!
MEdIES/MIO-ECSDE completed an e-Course based on the English version of the MARLISCO educational material entitled Know, Feel, Act! to Stop Marine Litter: Lesson Plans and activities for middle level students.
MIO-ECSDE preparations underway for the 7th World Water Forum
The 2nd Mediterranean Water Forum took place in Murcia (Spain) from 24 to 26 November 2014. It was part of the preparatory process for the upcoming 7th World Water Forum (WWF7 – Korea, April 2015). Its discussions and outcomes will feed in the themes and orientations of the 7th World Water Forum.
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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