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HELCOM expert interview: Jannica Haldin on biodiversity

What is biodiversity? Biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of all life on Earth, and, contrary to common perception,… Read More »

At PRESSURE 10-2019, the HELCOM group dealing with pressures on the Baltic Sea ploughs through nutrients, stormwater and microlitter

Nutrient reduction is central point of discussion at PRESSURE 10-2019.Kaliningrad city gets recommendation to be removed from HELCOM hotspot list… Read More »

​BALEX DELTA 2018 final report looks into one of the world's largest exercises on response to oil and chemical spills at sea

 With the now publicly available, insight is given into one of the world’s largest response exercises at sea dealing with… Read More »

At Interreg conference, HELCOM talks policy making, nutrient recycling and clean shipping

HELCOM shared its views on environmental policy making, nutrient recycling and clean shipping at the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme… Read More »

Ecosystem approach in maritime spatial planning is the central focus at joint HELCOM-VASAB meeting

To boost coherence in maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region, the 18th Meeting of the joint HELCOM-VASAB Maritime… Read More »

HELCOM publishes report on alternative fuels for shipping in the Baltic Sea region

HELCOM in April 2019 published its “” report, as part of the EnviSuM project that looks into clean shipping solutions… Read More »

HELCOM expert interview: Marta Ruiz on marine litter

Why is marine litter of concern?  Marine litter can be found everywhere, even in the world’s most remote places. It… Read More »

​At Baltic Sea Day 2019 in Russia, the focus is on nutrient reduction in support of HELCOM work

Opening of the BSD 2019Plenary Session on 22 March 2019. © HELCOM Looking back on 20 years of its existence as… Read More »

Aerial surveillance of spills and discharges at sea in the Baltic gets scrutinized at HELCOM meeting in Tallinn

IWGAS-2019 participants in front of the new Estonian surveillance plane in Tallinn on 21 March 2019. The plane is used to… Read More »

At UNEA-4, HELCOM furthers the debate on marine litter

​Monika Stankiewicz, HELCOM Executive Secretary, addressing the UNEA-4 assemblyHELCOM participated in the that took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 11 to 15… Read More »