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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
FOLOU Twinning Regions meet in Barcelona to boost food-loss prevention in primary production
MIO-ECSDE was delighted to actively contribute to the first in-person workshop of the FOLOU Twinning Regions Programme (TWRP), held in Barcelona on 4–5 November 2025. The gathering marked an important milestone in the joint effort to replicate and scale up FOLOU tools...
MIRAMAR Advances Regional Cooperation to Tackle Cumulative Marine Stressors: Project Meeting Held Back-to-Back with Mediterranean Regional Event
The Mediterranean Sea’s unique biodiversity is under mounting pressure from multiple environmental stressors - legacy and emerging contaminants, marine litter, underwater noise, light pollution, invasive species, and widespread habitat degradation- all accelerating...
Community Action Proves Key in Advancing Climate and Zero-Pollution Goals, New Reports Show
Two new reports from the SHARED GREEN DEAL project have been released, showcasing how community-driven initiatives across Europe can significantly contribute to the EU’s climate action and zero-pollution agenda. The reports draw on evidence from 24 social experiments,...
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
