Cultivating joint solutions and sharing best practices
The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world. How can governments, scientists, policymakers, the agriculture industry and citizens work together to reduce the negative impact on our precious marine ecosystems? Join a free hybrid seminar and networking event about protecting the Baltic Sea environment and the role of eutrophication and agricultural practices. The event is open to everyone interested in these issues.
When: Friday 11 October 2024, 10am-12pm (EEST), followed by a light lunch and networking for on-site participants until 13:00
Where: Eurooppasali (Malminkatu 16, Helsinki, Finland) and online
How to sign up: Registration for the event has closed.
This event is organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Finland and HELCOM, to celebrate the arrival of the Save The Baltic Sea expedition to Helsinki.
See photos from the event here.
Programme
10:00 Opening words
- H.E. Edvilas Raudonikis, Ambassador of Lithuania to Finland
- Virginijus Sinkevičius, MEP, Vice President of Greens/EFA group, former European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
- Antton Keto, Programme Manager, Department of the Natural Environment, Water Resources and Marine Protection Unit, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
- Rüdiger Strempel, Executive Secretary, HELCOM
10:30 Setting the scene
- Ieva Gumuliauskaitė, Dovilė Jadenkutė and Giedrius Bučas, Save The Baltic Sea campaign:
Our journey - Sari Luostarinen, Principal Specialist, Natural Resources Institute of Finland: Overview of the relationship between agricultural practices, eutrophication and the state of the Baltic Sea
11:00 Panel discussion: What can we do?
Moderated by Lotta Ruokanen, Professional Secretary, HELCOM
- Maria Staniszewska and Mikhail Durkin, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB): Consumers’ options for making an impact
- Niels Peter Pretzmann, Founder, Framers Circle: Farmers balancing between consumers and policy
- Eija Hagelberg, Senior Specialist, Ministry of the Environment, Finland: Policymakers’ role
- Sari Luostarinen, Principal Specialist, Natural Resources Institute of Finland
11.55 Closing words
- Vitalijus Auglys, Head of Pollution Prevention Policy Group, Ministry of Environment, Lithuania, Chair of HELCOM 2024-2026
12:00-13:00 Networking and light lunch (for on-site participants)
Contact
Eeva Nyyssönen
Communications Secretary
eeva.nyyssonen@helcom.fi
+358406473996
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