Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

 

Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

    Workshop on manure nutrient content in the Baltic Sea Countries

    19-20 N​​​​​​​ovember 2015, Vantaa, Finland

    The aim of the workshop was to consider manure standards in more detail and propose how common methodologies could be derived or developed.

    The workshop also functioned as a platform to discuss establishing and seeking finances for a new regional project on creating widely accepted manure standards in the Baltic Sea countries.

    Participants brainstorming in the group work session of the workshop. Photo: HELCOM Secretariat

    he HELCOM workshop on manure nutrient content in the Baltic Sea countries was organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and HELCOM. 

    The conclusions of the workshop can be downloaded here.

    The program of the workshop Download

    Presentation of the Proceedings of the workshop on nutrient bookkeeping Mr. Dietrich Schulz, Federal Environment Agency
    HELCOM framework for introducing a system of manure standards in the Baltic Sea region​ Mr. Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky, HELCOM Secretariat
    Why is a system for nutrient standards in manure required? Ms. Sari Luostarinen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
    Danish standards for nutrient content in manure Mr. Peter Lund, Aarhus University
    Estonian standards for nutrient content in manure Mr. Allan Kaasik, Estonian University of Life Sciences
    Finnish standards for nutrient content in manure Mr. Juha Grönroos, Finnish Environment Institute
    Latvian standards for nutrient content in manure Ms. Iveta Ozolina, Ministry of Agriculture
    Polish standards for nutrient content in manure Mr. Jacek Walczak, National Research Institute of Animal Production Ms. Karina Makarewicz, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
    Russian standards for nutrient content in manure Mr. Vladislav Minin, Institute of Agri Engineering and Environmentat Problems of Agriculture
    Swedish standards for nutrient content in manure Ms. Lena Rodhe, Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
    Global experiences with Manure Nutrient Contents​ Mr. Mikhail Durkin, Coalition Clean Baltic

    Contacts

    HELCOM Secretariat 
    Professional Secretary
    Mr. Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
    Tel: +358 40 630 9933​

    HELCOM Secretariat 
    Agri-Environment Coordinator
    Ms. Susanna Kaasinen​
    Tel: +358 40 536 5819