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
MIO-ECSDE’s participation at the European Eco Forum Training on Aarhus Convention Compliance procedures, 16-19 March 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
MIO-ECSDE (through its member staff Ms. Thomais Vlachogianni) was given a unique opportunity to participate at the Third Training on Aarhus Convention Compliance Mechanism organized by the European ECO Forum in the framework of a three year project targeted to environmental non-governmental organizations.
10th Mediterranean Honorific Award
Mediterrània CIE and MIO-ECSDE are calling for candidates to be considered for the 10th MEDITERRANEAN HONORIFIC AWARD, addressed to innovative projects relating to conservation of natural areas, promoting biological diversity.
Launching of the ‘State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean’ report
On Tuesday, 2 March 2010, MIO-ECSDE participated in a joint event co-hosted by UNEP/MAP and the Hellenic Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, where the MAP launched a comprehensive report on the State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean
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