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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 »

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 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 »

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 »

HELCOM addresses future orientations and adopts key recommendations on environmental protection during its annual meeting

At the 40th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission that was held in Helsinki (HELCOM 40-2019), Finland, from 6 to 7… Read More »

The update of the Baltic Sea Action plan takes another concrete step with the launch of two key initiatives on the sufficiency of measures to reach good environmental status

The has taken another concrete step with the launch, in February, of two central initiatives, namely the ACTION project and… Read More »

HELCOM expert interview: Heini Ahtiainen on Economic and Social Analysis (ESA)

Heini Ahtiainen is a project researcher on Economic and Social Analyses at the HELCOM Secretariat and project coordinator of the… Read More »

​HELCOM case study showcases the potential of the OpenRisk guideline for maritime risk assessments related to oil spills

HELCOM has recently published a for the Baltic Sea showing the potential of the recently developed OpenRisk guideline for assessing… Read More »