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
Window for Environment promotes waste prevention
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Window for Environment, a MIO-ECSDE member organization based in Beirut, in partnership with the Citizenship Ambassadors Association (ADLC) and the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), founding MIO-ECSDE...
APNEK’s collaboration with the University of Kairouan
APNEK, a MIO-ECSDE member organization from Tunisia, and its group of young APNEK Leaders, teamed up with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences (FLSHK) of the University of Kairouan and organized back-to-back events during the second week of May 2023. On 13 May,...
Med4Waste ongoing efforts to promote a meaningful Mediterranean dialogue for a better waste management governance
As Med4Waste is getting closer to its final steps, the capitalisation project organised two online events to showcase good practices, experiences and perspectives on sustainable waste management which achieved high attendance and engagement of the participants....
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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