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Regional maritime spatial planning moves further ahead during the joint HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group meeting
Regional coordination on maritime spatial planning (MSP) was once more the leitmotif of the latest joint HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group… Read More »
Vacancy announcement: Communications trainee
We are currently in search of an enthusiastic trainee to support our communication activities at the international HELCOM Secretariat. The position involves both… Read More »
Marine litter and underwater noise top the agenda of PRESSURE 14-2021, the HELCOM Working Group dealing with pressures on the Baltic Sea
Marine litter and underwater noise topped the agenda of PRESSURE 14-2021, the meeting of the HELCOM Pressure Working Group dealing with pressures on… Read More »
A new multi-regional manual for the response to maritime pollution incidents in the Baltic, Greater North Sea and Mediterranean gets jointly published by HELCOM and its partners
A multi-regional manual for the response to maritime pollution incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) was recently jointly developed… Read More »
Survey: Help us improve our HELCOM Map and Data Service
Are you a HELCOM Map and Data Service (MADS) user? Would you like to help us improve our data portals? If so, we would like your feedback!… Read More »
“Baltic Sea Day” Forum in Saint Petersburg attracts 400 participants, with Baltic Sea Action Plan, hazardous substances, maritime spatial planning and climate change taking centre stage
Attended by about 400 people in person and several hundred more online, the XXI International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” was held… Read More »
The BSAP update is well on track at HELCOM 42-2021, the annual meeting of the Helsinki Commission
More milestones on the now imminent update of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) were reached during the 42nd Meeting of… Read More »
“Break down the silos” and “We know enough to act”: HELCOM holds its stakeholder conference on ecosystem-based management
In an effort to advance the implementation of ecosystem-based management (EBM) in the Baltic Sea region, HELCOM held its Stakeholder Conference… Read More »
HELCOM joins UN initiative on marine litter
HELCOM has recently become a member of a United Nation initiative on land-based pollution, the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML). Bringing… Read More »
