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HELCOM Maritime Working Group awarded the Baltic Sea Fund prize 2017

The HELCOM Maritime Working Group has been awarded the Baltic Sea Fund Prize 2017 for its work to reduce pollution… Read More »

How is the Baltic Sea Region Doing in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals?

The newly released report Measuring progress for the same targets in the Baltic Sea shows that HELCOM work already contributes… Read More »

Finding new ways to enhance nutrient recycling in the Baltic Sea regions

HELCOM Agri group initiated development of a regional strategy on nutrient recycling. “Nutrient recycling is essential to reduce nutrient losses to… Read More »

HELCOM to develop regional economic and social analyses on the marine environment

​HELCOM members are promoting further regional development of economic and social analyses (ESA) to show the linkages between society and… Read More »

UN targets and regional cooperation discussed in the Baltic Sea Day in Russia

​Regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea towards reaching the UN sustainable development goals was the key theme in the annual… Read More »

HELCOM overview tracks progress of oiled wildlife response in the Baltic Sea countries

Five out of nine Baltic Sea countries have plans in place for wildlife polluted from marine spillsAccording to a new… Read More »

New HELCOM recommendation to promote sustainable sewage sludge handling

​The annual meeting of HELCOM adopted HELCOM Recommendation 38/1 on sewage sludge handlingRecycling phosphorus and reducing unwanted substances in sewage… Read More »

Governments to step up the regional efforts to implement ocean-related UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Baltic Sea

The high-level representatives of the Baltic Sea countries and EU discussed a common approach to reaching the UN Sustainable Development… Read More »

HELCOM works to reach ocean-related UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Baltic Sea

High-level representatives of the Baltic Sea countries and the EU will meet on 28 February 2017 on the occasion of… Read More »

Baltic environment in focus of international forum held in Russia

​​​​​​The annual Intern​ational Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” will be held for the 18th time on 22-23 of March 2017… Read More »