Outreach materials

newsletters, brochures.

Baltic Sea Newsletter 1-2/2006

In this issue: HELCOM approves core elements of the Baltic Sea Action Plan, Poland assumes the chairmanship of the Helsinki Commission, HELCOM halves the number of Baltic pollution hot spots, Latest statistics on shipping and accidents in the Baltic, HELCOM fl eet drills response to massive oil spill off Gdynia

Baltic Sea Newsletter 4/2005

Special issue: The health of the Baltic Sea, Eutrophication still a widespread and persistent problem, page 5, More action still needed on hazardous substances, page 11, Habitats and biodiversity at risk, page 14, Increasingly crowded shipping lanes, page 15

Baltic Sea Newsletter 3/2005

At the 17th Meeting of the Heads of Delegation, held on 14-15 June 2005 in Helsinki, Finland, the Helsinki Commission resolved to develop a strategic Baltic Sea Action Plan by 2007, to ensure that all possible measures are taken to reduce pollution in the Baltic Sea and to repair the damage done to the marine environment.

Baltic Sea Newsletter 2/2005

The International HELCOM Conference on Maritime Safety and Response Issues was held in Helsinki, Finland, on 1 March 2005, prior to the 26th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission.

Baltic Sea Newsletter 1/2005

The main problem at the baltic are the eutrophications caused by excessive nutrient loads and the risk of accidents due to increasing oil transport.

Baltic Sea Newsletter 30 Years Jubilee (2004)

Navigation in the Baltic is complicated by the many narrow straights, shallow waters and, in some areas, ice cover. Every year about 70 shipping accidents happen in the Baltic. Fortunately most of them do not cause notable pollution, but even one large-scale accident would seriously threaten the Baltic marine environment

Baltic Sea Newsletter 2/2003

At the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting, held on 25th June 2003 in Bremen, Germany, special emphasis was given to the changes in environmental regulations that are likely to occur in connection with the forthcoming accession of the three Baltic Republics and Poland to the EU. From May 2004 onwards, eight of the nine countries around the shores of the Baltic Sea will be EU members.

Baltic Sea Newsletter 1/2003

This June 23rd-27th the German city of Bremen is hosting separate Ministerial Meetings of both the Commission for the Protection of the Northeast-Atlantic (OSPAR MMC) and the Baltic Sea Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM MMC), and a special Joint Ministerial Meeting involving both Commissions (JMMC).

Baltic Sea Newsletter 1/2002

This year’s exceptionally sunny and calm summer was good for marine cyanobacteria - blue-green algae - as well as sunworshippers. Floating microscopic algae bloomed extensively, once more providing visible evidence of one of the region’s major problems - the eutrophication caused by excessive nutrient loads from agriculture, traffi c and municipal wastewater.

Baltic Sea Newsletter, 4 March 2008

The Helsinki Commission has released the latest issue of its Newsletter, HELCOM News (No.1/2008), featuring a report on the Ministerial Meeting in Krakow where HELCOM countries adopted an ambitious action plan to restore the Baltic Sea by 2021, and also containing an update on other recent HELCOM activities and current trends in the Baltic marine environment.