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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
GFN events at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto promote fair and sustainable food systems
Global Footprint Network (GFN), a member of MIO-ECSDE and one of the partners of the Foodnected project, co-organized three side events at the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin that took place from 22 to 26 September 2022. Foodnected is a project funded by MAVA...
Switching to more sustainable Μediterranean food systems and waste management governance: MIO-ECSDE’s endeavors
Food loss and waste management are both issues of particular relevance for the Mediterranean region, given its fragile food security, pressures on biodiversity, resources scarcity and prevailingly unsustainable consumption and production patterns. Reducing food loss...
HEAD brings attention to how bees are affected by Climate Change
The list of ramifications of climate change is only getting longer and longer and bees are one of its victims. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its report “Why bees matter” described bees as tiny miracle workers ensuring food security, maintaining...
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
