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
MPA Managers and ACT4LITTER kick-off pilots to combat marine litter in the Mediterranean
The Management Bodies of nine Mediterranean coastal and marine protected areas have joined forces with the INTERREG Med ACT4LITTER to combat marine litter. Marine litter has been acknowledged as a major threat in many Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)...
Enhancing capacities to survey and manage marine litter in Algeria
MIO-ECSDE, as consortium member of the EU-funded SWIM-Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism, together with the Algerian Authorities organized another successful training on how to properly monitor and manage Marine Litter, on 7-8 November 2017 in Algiers, Algeria…
Strengthening participatory coastal management for the reduction of marine litter in Morocco
MIO-ECSDE, as consortium member of the EU-funded SWIM-Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism, together with the Moroccan Authorities organized a very successful training on how to properly monitor Marine Litter, on 19-20 October 2017 in Tangier, Morocco, following a similar...
Recent Projects
![METAVASEA](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Picture1-510x382.png)
![Waste Ashore – Malevisi](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Crete_01-510x382.png)
![Waste In the Net – Mesara](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Crete_02-510x382.png)
![Innovative Sustainable Economy Mission](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SUSTAINABLE-ECONOMY-510x382.png)
![FOLOU (prevention and reduction of Food Loss)](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design-1-510x382.png)
![SOS-ZEROPOL2030](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SOSZEROPOL-510x382.png)
![Plastic Busters CAP](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Picture1-510x382.png)
![Shared Green Deal](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GreenDeal-510x382.png)
![Med4Waste](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Med4Waste-510x382.png)
![WES – Water and Environment Support in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood region](https://mio-ecsde.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WES-510x382.png)
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