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
What chances for the climate crisis? MIO-ECSDE and RAED launch a joint effort with their members in the run up to COP27
The secretariats of MIO-ECSDE and RAED are preparing for a strong participation of the Mediterranean region at COP27 of UNFCCC (Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 7-18 November 2022). A first of a series of on-line meetings launched this joint effort on May 26th, 2022. It was...
Πρόσκληση υποβολής προσφορών για την παροχή υπηρεσιών μεταφοράς, φιλοξενίας και διατροφής συμμετεχόντων σε συνέδριο
Το Μεσογειακό Γραφείο Πληροφόρησης για το Περιβάλλον, τον Πολιτισμό και την Αειφόρο Ανάπτυξη (Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development, MIO-ECSDE) αστική μη κερδοσκοπική εταιρία, στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος MPA ENGAGE...
MEDASSET’s mission to save dolphins, sea turtles and other vulnerable species through the MedBycatch project
Along with other waters globally, the Mediterranean Sea suffers heavily from the bycatch issue, putting many vulnerable marine species under threat. Over 132,000 sea turtles are captured each year in the Mediterranean, with probably over 44,000 incidental deaths...
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