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
Nature Trust concerned on offshore drilling close to Malta
Nature Trust (Malta) would like to voice its strong concern over news that BP plans to start off shore drilling off the coast of Libya. Off shore drilling has lately been the cause of a major ecological disaster in the world. The disaster happened in the Atlantic Ocean
Youth X Change in the Mediterranean: the Tunisian events, 29-30 July 2010, Kelibia, Tunisia. A project to challenge our consumption behaviors and inspire responsible consumer choices.
More than 250 young activists came together from 29 to 30 July in the Tunisian city of Kelibia in order to promote sustainable consumption in the Euro-Mediterranean region.The two-day event, took place in the general framework of UNESCO/UNEP’s initiative “Youth X Change” and targeted a mixed audience of youth, trainers, teachers, as well as media and local authorities.
MIO-ECSDE’s participation at the 2nd Meeting of Technical Experts on the Ecosystem Approach by UNEP/MAP, Barcelona, 6-7 July 2010
During the two-day meeting, the draft integrated Assessment Report of the Mediterranean Sea prepared by the UNEP/MAP secretariat was presented (click here to read the draft Assessment Report). The Assessment Report, which is being developed as part of the 3rd step of the Ecosystem Approach
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