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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
MEDASSET: LIFE MareNatura Documentary Premieres in Athens
The Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles (MEDASSET) recently celebrated the premiere of the LIFE MareNatura project’s documentary Protecting Marine Life in a Changing World. It builds on MEDASSET’s ongoing work in the project on advancing marine...
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...
The TeraMED momentum: regional webinar organized by RAED
RAED successfully held a regional webinar on Thursday, 6 November 2025, to advance the TeraMED Initiative launched in October 2024. The initiative seeks to accelerate renewable energy adoption and strengthen regional cooperation across the Mediterranean. The event...
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
