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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
HEAD surveys marine litter & microplastics in Lebanon
For the third year in a row, HEAD conducted a monitoring survey for marine litter & microplastics in Byblos, Lebanon (26th of May 2019). The survey was combined with the Clean Up the Med campaign of another MIO-ECSDE member organization Legambiente. The Minister...
“Clean Up the Med” ran again in 2019
Legambiente launched again this year the “Clean Up the Med” campaign for 24-25-26 May 2019. This yearly action aims to collect waste from beaches, to study marine litter and advocate for common policies to reduce the impact of plastic waste. Explore their Facebook...
We are delighted to announce that the Makhzoumi Foundation has become a Strategic Partner of MIO-ECSDE
We are delighted to announce that on Thursday the 11th of April, at a ceremony held in Beirut, Lebanon, MIO-ECSDE welcomed the Makhzoumi Foundation to its Circle of Strategic Partners. The MIO-ECSDE Circle of Strategic Partners are Foundations, Donors, Patrons with...
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
