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Shipping sector cuts Nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea

​​​​​​IMO agrees with HELCOM countries’ proposal to limit ships’ NOx emissions in the Baltic SeaSimilar NECA proposal from the North… Read More »

Clean-up of toxic waste site Krasnyi Bor discussed by HELCOM

​​​​​​HELCOM countries call for NEFCO to coordinate international involvement in remediation of Krasnyi Bor hazardous waste landfill Hazardous substances, progress… Read More »

New HELCOM assessment on networks of marine protected areas

​​​​​​​Overall the protection of the Baltic Sea through HELCOM MPAs is substantial – the coverage of the areas​​ is at… Read More »

HELCOM Chairs' speeches at the diplomatic lunch

EU HELCOM Chairmanship. Speech by Ms Marianne Wenning, Chair of the Helsinki Commission,at the HELCOM Diplomatic Lunch, 12 October 2016,… Read More »

Pollution response on Baltic shores gets refined

​​​​​​​​​International cooperation to respond to spillages of oil and other harmful substances in the Baltic Sea area moves ahead as… Read More »

A new era for HELCOM cooperation on ballast water

​​​​​Fifth HELCOM country – Finland – ratified last week the Ballast Water Management Convention for shipsThis fulfilled the world-wide criteria​ for… Read More »

Does it pay off to protect the Baltic Sea?

​​​​Finding out the economic damages of a deteriorating state of the Baltic Sea is a key task for HELCOM experts… Read More »

Baltic Sea Clean Shipping Guide released

​​​​​​​​New and extended version of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Clean Shipping guide has been released in both electronic and print… Read More »

HELCOM looks into the future of maritime activities in the Baltic Sea

​​​​​​​​​​The future of maritime activities in the Baltic Sea region, more specifically the environmental dimension and related planning work, is… Read More »

Checking up pressures on the Baltic environment

​​​​​​Since most of our activities on land and at sea create pressures on—and changes to—the sensitive marine environment, mapping the… Read More »