 The Sustainable Development Solutions Network is a global independent network that mobilises scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society and the private sector to achieve sustainable development. This is conceived in its four dimensions. Economic development, including the eradication of extreme poverty, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and good governance, including peace and security. In this context, SDSN promotes the pursuit of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations General Assembly. These were approved by the 193 member states in September 2015. In order to achieve its mission, SDSN activities focus on applied research on practical solutions for sustainable development, promotion and implementation of SDGs, education for sustainable development, including massive open online courses delivered by SDSN.edu, the SDSN Educational Platform. SDSN is a network of national and regional centres. SDSN Mediterranean is the regional network of SDSN for the Mediterranean area. Its activities are coordinated by the University of Siena, founded in 1240. This is one of the world's oldest universities. SDSN Mediterranean supports cooperation and joint research activities among Mediterranean countries, universities and businesses. Promotes the development of practical solutions to sustainability issues relevant to the future of the region. Access to the elaboration of SDG indicators for the Mediterranean area. Promotes networking among research centres, the diffusion of SDSN.edu education tools in the Mediterranean. And Euro-Mediterranean joint programming in the context of EU planning activities. For example, Plastic Busters is a project which aims to fight pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. We map the presence of microplastics and the effects of marine litter on sentinel organisms, thereby defining a number of sensitive areas. These data will be used to develop concrete preventative and corrective actions and to increase the awareness of stakeholders and overall sensitivity to these issues.