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
SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism draws curtains with resonating applause
It is hard to believe that the EU funded regional project SWIM-H2020 Support Mechanism is ending in a few days. It was an intense three years of working very close with the stakeholders in the Partner Countries in the South and East of the Mediterranean: Algeria,...
3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment
The 3rd meeting of the UfM Task Force on Environment brought together on April 9th in Brussels, Belgium, the UfM member countries, UfM Co-Presidencies and the Secretariat of the UfM, UN Environment/MAP and other regional stakeholders and partners. It was devoted to...
Integrated pollution monitoring and assessment in the Mediterranean: Where are we now?
A little over three years have passed since the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Environment of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) – namely the 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union -...
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