In a bid to curb nutrient losses from agriculture, the root cause of eutrophication and algal blooms in the Baltic… Read More »

HELCOM recently published its report on aerial surveillance of discharges at sea in 2018, confirming the trend of reduction of spills… Read More »

Early September was shipping-intensive, with HELCOM participating in three events on maritime activities in Sweden. HELCOM first promoted cleaner shipping… Read More »

The high-level delegation from the Red Sea at the HELCOM premises on 28 August 2019. © Riku Isohella  What can the… Read More »

The recently published HELCOM report “Noise sensitivity of animals in the Baltic Sea” shows how marine mammals, fish and diving… Read More »

On 1 August 2019 I assumed the position of Executive Secretary of HELCOM. I am very pleased to join such… Read More »

​ On 1 August 2019, Rüdiger Strempel assumed the position of HELCOM Executive Secretary, after serving as  Executive Secretary of the Common… Read More »

​Two former pollution sites located in the Kaliningrad region in Russia were approved for removal from the HELCOM Hot Spot… Read More »

Rüdiger Strempel and Monika Stankiewicz, HELCOM Secretariat, Helsinki, 19 July 2019. © HELCOM  The current Executive Secretary of HELCOM, Ms Monika Stankiewicz, will step… Read More »

Why BASEMAPS? To make their plans, maritime spatial planning (MSP) practitioners need transboundary data that is up-to-date and reliable. Working… Read More »