A joint NGO proposal to EU Ministers regarding European eel
On December 17th and 18th 2018 the EU Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) will decide on fishing opportunities for 2019 and will address measures for critically...
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WWF Sweden, SSNC and CCB call upon Swedish government to stop fishing for eels
WWF Sweden, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and Coalition Clean Baltic urges the Swedish government to ban eel fishing in the EU. The...
Urgent political will needed to halt European marine habitat neglect
Environmental organisations call for real measures in areas protected on paper ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Seas at Risk and WWF warn that marine...
Priority Working Areas
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Water Protection in Agriculture
The Baltic Sea is heavily affected by eutrophication resulting from excess nutrient loads for many years. About 50% of all nutrients stem from agriculture in the Baltic sea catchment area. CCB works actively within HELCOM working groups and Heads of Delegation meetings to uphold the agreed goals and....
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River Basin and Wastewater Management
Most of the water quality problems in the Baltic Sea originate upstream from the thousands of water ways in the catchment area. Some 25% of the nutrient load in the Baltic Sea comes from waste water and upstream sources of pollution....
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Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fisheries in the Baltic Sea have a large impact of that status of the sea environment beyond just status of the fish stocks. A sea and marine ecosystem in balance needs a thriving marine life and fish play a key role in the ecosystem. The Baltic cod is very....
#ThinkBeforeYouBuy
This campaign is run within the framework of the NonHazCity project and in cooperation with other eNGOs around the Baltic Sea Region. The aim is to inform and raise awareness about harmful substances in different kind of products during Christmas time.
Baltic Talks
In our live streaming on CCB Facebook and Instagram pages we talk about relevant topics and issues of the Baltic Sea Region.
THE ENDANGERED EEL
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered fish, but we still have it in our waters and we can act now to save this unique fish. The decline of the species is so radical that scientist have called for a complete ban for all fisheries and to reduce all human induced mortality to zero.
Plastic Free Baltic
CCBs action site for stopping the use of microplastic in consumer products.
CCB considers products that contain microplastics to be harmful and unnecessary and that adding microplastics to any consumer product should be banned!
#IamTheBaltic
10 year have passed since the Baltic Sea Action Plan was adopted by HELCOM and 9 years since the Marine Strategy Framework Directive was developed. Progress of the Baltic to reach Good Environmental Status is slow and very far from the initial ambitions! As Baltic citizens we have a right, a claim to the Baltic Sea and it is.
Beat the Microbeat
We are member of the Beat the Microbeat coalition, an international campaign against microplastic ingredients in cosmetics. BtMb is supported by 94 NGOs from 39 countries and regions.
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HELCOM PanBaltic Scope EFH WS 2018
Riga, Latvia
