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
PlasticBuster MPAs successfully completes the studying phase
To-date significant progress has been achieved within the PlasticBusters MPAs project, with the studying phase - aiming to define the key elements of the harmonized marine litter monitoring and management approach- being successfully completed. The starting point of...
MIO-ECSDE member LEF is helping Lebanon fight for a Plastic-free Mediterranean
The European Union is supporting the MIO-ECSDE member organisation Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), together with the Lebanon Eco Movement, for two years with a grant of €995,000 to: Tackle the sources of marine pollution and its impact on the marine ecosystems and...
Malta wins one of the seven European Sustainability Awards 2019
The Għajn National Water Conservation Awareness Centre in Malta, managed by the Energy and Water Agency, won the prestigious European Sustainability Award for 2019. The award aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union by giving...
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