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HELCOM publishes report on sewage port reception facilities in the Baltic Sea

The recently published HELCOM report Baltic Sea Sewage Port Reception Facilities – HELCOM overview 2018 provides information on the status of sewage… Read More »

At UN conference in Canada, HELCOM shares its insights on marine litter and the management of sea areas

Plenary session considering conference room papers. © IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon HELCOM shared its insights on both marine litter and the… Read More »

HELCOM Heads of Delegation convene in Helsinki key meeting, approve the Baltic Sea Action Plan update process and welcome new HELCOM chair

HELCOM Heads of Delegation approve the process for updating the Baltic Sea Action PlanDalälven River in Sweden is no longer… Read More »

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 »