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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
Debating the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in the Mediterranean
Some 65 Members of Parliament, Journalists and NGOs from 20 or so countries gathered in Brussels on the 22nd of November 2018 to debate the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in the Mediterranean. The aim of the event was to enhance the understanding of the...
A plastic-free Mediterranean Sea in the making: Members of Parliament and key stakeholders discuss the state of play and realistic steps forward
On the 21st of November the Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup (Searica) met with MIO-ECSDE and the informal Circle of Mediterranean Parliamentarians for Sustainable Development (COMPSUD) at the European Parliament in Brussels. This was a unique...
Nature Trust Malta protects wetlands and fights plastic pollution
The Maltese Natura 2000 sites Il Ballut at Marsaxlokk and il Maghluq at Marsascala, are important wetlands for migrating avifauna and also the home of the endemic killifish. Close to becoming extinct, a breeding programme for the killifish sub species has begun.
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
