In a bid to address the Baltic Sea’s eutrophication problem, about 40 experts on agriculture and wastewater attended a workshop in… Read More »
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Concrete measures against eutrophication are elaborated in Helsinki during expert workshop on nutrient recycling
Sea trout are back in Lithuanian river after successful restoration under the RETROUT project
©Piotr Wawrzyniuk – stock.adobe.com Sea trout are reproducing again in parts of the Smeltalė river in Lithuania after a successful… Read More »
Report on microplastics in the Baltic Sea provides a common baseline for policy-makers and researchers
With the recent publication of the Review of existing policies and research related to microplastics under the FanpLESStic-sea project, policy-makers and researches in… Read More »
HELCOM Expert Interview: Sari Luostarinen on nutrients, eutrophication and agriculture
Sari Luostarinen is a Senior Research Scientist at the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke) and is the current Chair… Read More »
HELCOM Expert Interview: Susanne Heitmüller on the management of wastewater from ships
Dr Susanne Heimüller works for the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and is the Chair of HELCOM Maritime Working… Read More »
Handling of wastewater from ships in ports of the Baltic Sea is facilitated by new guidance
The handling of wastewater from ships in ports of the Baltic Sea just got easier with the newly published Technical Guidance for the handling of wastewater in Ports of the Baltic Sea Special Area under MARPOL Annex IV.
Highlighting their role in achieving the global ocean targets, the world’s regional seas converge in Helsinki
If not their waters, then at least the experts of the world’s regional seas converged in Helsinki in late November… Read More »
The ecosystem approach conquers global maritime spatial planning event in Riga
Not just one or two but three events on maritime spatial planning (MSP) were combined in the “Global meets regional”… Read More »
HELCOM body advocates smarter use of nutrients in agriculture to curb eutrophication
Smarter use of nutrients in agriculture will be key to curb eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, as was emphasized during… Read More »
Ecosystem-based management and maritime spatial planning are furthered at HELCOM-VASAB meeting in St Petersburg
As maritime spatial planning is sharpening up in Baltic Sea region, planners and policy makers advanced on environmentally-friendly management of… Read More »