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Speech by HELCOM Chair Marianne Wenning at the diplomatic lunch 2018

​Ambassadors and representatives from the nine Baltic Sea states and the EU, and HELCOM staff at the Diplomatic Lunch in Helsinki on 13 June 2018… Read More »

More needs to be done: EUSBSR Annual Forum in Tallinn addresses Baltic Sea environmental challenges

​HELCOM’s Monika Stankiewicz adressing the third plenary session on marine environment at the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Tallinn, Estonia on… Read More »

Data from HELCOM countries on pollution and nutrient load in the Baltic Sea is now available to the public

A new online resource compiling data reported by HELCOM countries on input of nutrients to the Baltic Sea has recently… Read More »

HELCOM group meets in Riga to discuss nutrients from land-based sources

​Agricultural practices and their effects on the Baltic Sea were the main focus of the Sixth Meeting of the (AGRI… Read More »

HELCOM and VASAB validate efforts on maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region, advance new concepts during key meeting in Helsinki

Earlier in May, the joint HELCOM and Maritime Spatial Working Group met in Helsinki at the Ministry of the Environment… Read More »

HELCOM-led project contributes to improving preparedness and response to pollution at sea during international workshop in Malta

In a bid to reinforce international preparedness and response to pollution at sea, the Third Interregional Workshop on Risk Assessment… Read More »

HELCOM progresses firmly towards reducing input of pollutants into the Baltic Sea, but more work lies ahead

The HELCOM PRESSURE group met in Berlin to discuss the reduction of pollution loads on the Baltic Sea.Specific attention was… Read More »

HELCOM group meets in Berlin to focus on reducing land-based pollution affecting the Baltic Sea

PRESSURE 8-2018 meets in Berlin to devise solutions to reduce land-based pollution affecting the Baltic Sea.Key focus will be on… Read More »

HELCOM contributes to global UN meeting in Seoul, sharing insight on cross-sectoral cooperation to reach the SDGs in the Baltic Sea

Helsinki, 12 April 2018 – HELCOM shared its experience on developing and implementing policies for ocean governance at the regional… Read More »

Baltic Sea nutrient sources and pathways analysed in new report

Eutrophication caused by oversupply to the Baltic Sea of nutrients remains the major environmental pressure on the marine ecosystem. The… Read More »