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Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 136 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
87 WES Candidate “Champions in addressing pollution by plastics” advancing with Cooperation Agreements
In addressing the challenge of pollution from plastics, it is crucial to recognise, support and motivate those who contribute with innovative solutions to combat it. It is in this spirit that the EU-funded WES project, with the support of the Union for the...
Connecting the dots: Interreg Euro-MED event sparks momentum for enhanced cooperation in the Mediterranean
In a significant stride towards fostering collaboration and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region, the Interreg Euro-MED Programme organized a 2-day event in Ljubljana, bringing together the governance projects that will be implemented until 2029 and key...
How is biodiversity valued around Europe? MIO-ECSDE organizes a Lighthouse Tour in Athens to facilitate social experiments seeking the reply
The causes of the global biodiversity crisis and the opportunities to address them are tightly linked to the ways in which nature and biodiversity are valued and in turn, reflected in political and economic decisions. Despite the diversity of ways in which nature is...
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
