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
EP Intergroup, D-NOSES and MIO-ECSDE help odour pollution advance into policy agendas
‘’Since the COVID-19 crisis has turned the spotlight on air quality and odour pollution, now it is the moment to discuss odour control management across the EU’’. With this statement, hosting Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Maria Spyraki, Co-chair of the...
Making the New European Bauhaus a reality: “Education, Education, Education”, says MIO-ECSDE
The European Commission has initiated the New European Bauhaus (NEB) movement, to create a bridge at the crossroad between art, culture, social inclusion, science, and technology. The NEB is the soul of the European Green Deal and translates its goals through a number...
Plastic Busters MPAs goes to Dubrovnik to further advance its knowledge transferring and capitalization activities
It has been almost 4 years since Plastic Busters MPAs started on its journey to address marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs. and the project has achieved a lot: a first-of-its-kind comprehensive diagnostic analysis of the presence and effects of marine litter in...
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