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
Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures (2010)
MIO-ECSDE ranked fourth place in the final election round for the Fifth Edition of the Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures and will be awarded an Honourable Mention for its highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue and ecological sustainability.
Mediterranean Climate Change Initiative
The Greek Government in recognition of the serious threats climate change poses to the region’s stability and prosperity has launched the Mediterranean Climate Change Initiative in collaboration with leaders from across the Mediterranean and with the support of the European Investment Bank.
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
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
