A comprehensive set of awareness-raising materials developed through the HOLAS to All project is now available. Drawing on key results… Read More »
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HELCOM joins World Cleanup Day along the Finnish coast
This September, HELCOM and PROTECT BALTIC proudly took part in World Cleanup Day 2025, mobilizing efforts along the Finnish coast… Read More »
Call for tender: legal analysis of CCS in accordance with the Helsinki Convention
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), an intergovernmental organization (IGO) focused on the protection of the Baltic Sea environment,… Read More »
New Game “Ecosfera Baltica” Launches on the Baltic Sea Day to Spotlight Environmental Urgency
The Baltic Sea needs urgent action. Ecosfera Baltica, a new educational board and online game, transforms science into interactive play… Read More »
HELCOM BALEX 2025 organised in Poland
From August 26–28, 2025, Świnoujście will become the center of the international BALEX DELTA 2025 exercise, dedicated to combating marine… Read More »
No time to waste: Experts commit to action on submerged munitions at UN Ocean Conference
HELCOM, together with partners, brought the issue of submerged munitions in European seas to the forefront during a side event… Read More »
HELCOM honoured with the Professor Kazimierz Demel Medal
HELCOM has been awarded the prestigious Professor Kazimierz Demel Medal, recognising its outstanding scientific and organisational contributions in biology, ecology,… Read More »
HELCOM to host two side events at the UN Ocean Conference
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the… Read More »
Progress in municipal wastewater treatment leads to removal of Polish pollution sites from HELCOM Hot Spot list
The Helsinki Commission has approved the deletion of the five remaining municipal HELCOM Hot Spots (main pollution sites) in Poland.… Read More »
IUCN granted observer status to HELCOM
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been granted observer status to the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), marking a… Read More »