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Marine litter, protected areas and monitoring among key priorities of Estonian Chairmanship of HELCOM

Estonia has released its for the 2-year of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, also known as Helsinki Commission or… Read More »

On-shore pollution response in the Baltic Sea becomes part of international law

The Helsinki 1992, the international legal treaty on the Baltic Sea between the coastal countries of the Baltic and the… Read More »

A new study of St. Petersburg waste water helps to manage microplastics

A made in St. Petersburg, Russia, has found that the waste water treatment process reduces effectively the amount of micro-sized… Read More »

Agricultural cooperation becomes easier between Russian and English speakers

​Less unnecessary ambiguity in international cooperation regarding agriculture, livestock and manure management is now possible, thanks to the newly published… Read More »

HELCOM inspires regional discussions on maritime spatial planning data

New approaches for sharing and creating data on maritime spatial planning () have been discussed by the representatives of organizations… Read More »

Ready to ensure coherent implementation of maritime spatial planning in the Baltic

​Future implementation of the European Union (EU) Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the Baltic Sea region as well… Read More »

Clean up of spills in the Baltic Sea practiced in international exercise

​Sixteen oil response vessels from seven Baltic Sea coastal countries and institutions participated in HELCOM’s international response exercise ‘ 2014’ yesterday… Read More »

Prevention of oil disasters rehearsed next week

​HELCOM’s international response exercise ‘Balex Delta’ will be held on 10-12 June in Latvian territorial waters. Ten oil response vessels from… Read More »

Recovery of Baltic wild salmon population planned for Russian river

Sustaining the wild salmon population in Luga River, North-West Russia – having a significant impact in preventing the decline of… Read More »

How to get rid of litter in Baltic shores and waters

​The first HELCOM marine litter workshop begins today by discussing on the best way forward to develop Regional Action Plan… Read More »