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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
HEAD conducts its 9th beach cleaning campaign all along the Lebanese coast
For the 9th year in a row, MIO-ECSDE’s Lebanese member HEAD, the Human Environmental Association for Development, organized a series of environmental activities on the occasion of World Environment Day, including a “Mediterranean Beach Cleanup Campaign”, sponsored by...
MIO-ECSDE at the UfM’s inaugural Mediterranean Green Week
The first-ever edition of the Mediterranean Green Week: Towards a Greener and More Resilient Mediterranean was held in Istanbul from 14 to 16 May 2024, and MIO-ECSDE was very active in the many plenary and parallel sessions. Co-organised by the Union for the...
MIO-ECSDE and OurOcean2024: Empowering Solutions and Commitments
Since its inception in 2014, the Our Ocean Conference has served as a beacon of hope for ocean conservation, rallying governments, international organizations, academia, the private sector, and NGOs to make tangible commitments towards safeguarding our oceans. With...
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
