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 International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” will be held for the 18th time on 22-23 of March 2017… Read More »
Countries keep active in mitigating Baltic pollution hot spots
The full outcome of the 51st HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting has been published. A significant site of contamination,… Read More »
HELCOM delegates discuss the key Baltic Sea goals of 2017
Greenlighting key tools and indicators for State of the Baltic Sea report a major topic in HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting… Read More »
Leaflet out on cleaner ships’ exhaust gases in the Baltic
What does the new Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) regulations for ships – so-called “Baltic NECA” – mean for shipping and for… Read More »
New HELCOM project on evaluating risks for oil spills will start 2017
OPENRISK project on risk assessment methods for spill prevention, preparedness and response purposes covers the Baltic Sea area Revised procedures… Read More »