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Biodiversity data surges HELCOM map service up to 500 layers

The new HELCOM is now published as a part of the free HELCOM data and map , operational in its… Read More »

Work on ballast water management progresses in the HELCOM and OSPAR regions

The coastal countries of the Baltic and North Seas, as well as the EU, are reviewing their jointly agreed procedure… Read More »

Revitalizing Baltic Sea procedures for marine spill response

​Major revisions of the internationally agreed procedures for marine pollution response in the Baltic Sea region, the HELCOM Response Manual,… Read More »

Ways for effective use of nutrients addressed in HELCOM Agri meeting

The first meeting of the HELCOM on Sustainable Agricultural Practices () has started today in Copenhagen, Denmark. Agricultural sector has… Read More »

Negotiations on ships’ sewage and other maritime issues predict a busy HELCOM winter

​The current status of reception facilities for sewage, as well as their use, are among the region’s hot shipping topics… Read More »

Baltic marine monitoring and nature conservation combined in new HELCOM group

The first of the new HELCOM working on the state of the environment and nature conservation in the Baltic Sea,… Read More »

Better follow-up expected for Baltic Sea countries’ nutrient reduction scheme

The first of a new HELCOM dealing with pressures from land to the Baltic Sea environment started today, to plan… Read More »

Dumped and lost hazardous objects on the Baltic seabed to be mapped

Work to assess what potentially hazardous waste and wrecks lay beneath the surface of the Baltic Sea kick-starts today in… Read More »

Baltic region takes first go as work starts for European Red List of habitats

​HELCOM, having completed regional in 2013 for all biotopes, habitats and biotope complexes in the Baltic Sea, hosts a three-day… Read More »

Systematic action for Baltic marine litter starts next year

Regional action on in the Baltic Sea took major leaps forward in a regional which finished yesterday in Stralsund, Germany.… Read More »

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