Over the last year, HELCOM Contracting Parties have intensively revised the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) set to be adopted by all Baltic Sea...
We are running against the clock to stop the collapse of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and deliver on political promises to halt the climate...
11 out of 13 river basins studied in various EU countries will still be unhealthy by 2027, new research reveals. The Baltic Sea Region...
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....
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....
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....
What is the world we live in and the one we are leaving behind? ⠀
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We have asked ourselves that question not only to raise awareness of plastic pollution today but also to reflect on our own ways of living in and within the plastic world. We invited artists and environmental activists from several countries to discuss the problem of plastic consumption and provide its broader understanding through a multidisciplinary approach.⠀
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The liveinleaving Exhibition is created and launched within the frame of the Plastic Free Ocean Project (2019/2020), funded by postkodstiftelsen.⠀
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Discover more in the website (link in bio)!
Join the CCB "Our Common Baltic" Online Course, from 27 August to 12 October 2021! 🌊🌱⠀⠀
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It´s a fantastic way for engaged volunteers to get involved, to learn more about the problems and solutions for the Baltic sea catchment and to meet and learn from each others experiences and specific issues in the respective country and local situation.⠀⠀
To know more about the programme and how to register check our link in bio.⠀⠀
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Due to COVID-19 restriction, OCB 2021 will be held online in August – October as series of webinars.⠀⠀
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📲 Read more and register by 15 August 2021 (link in bio!)⠀⠀
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Don´t miss the chance! ❗️⠀⠀
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#WeAreTheBaltic #OCB #CoalitionCleanBaltic #course #BalticSea
#DYK that Baltic salmon population reproduce in more than 40 river systems and 500 sea trout ...
#DYK that Baltic salmon population reproduce in more than 40 river systems and 500 sea trout populations reproduce naturally in Baltic rivers? 🐟 🐟⠀
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The construction of dams and barriers have prevented these salmonids to migrate freely in rivers to reach their spawning areas. ❌ Such barriers should be removed because they stop the migration of salmonids to upstreams spawning! 💦⠀
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In our Report, we have identified potential dams and barriers to be removed or mitigated in Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Poland, and we present also some proposals for policy and action measures (link in bio!)⠀
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The Report has been produced under the project ”Return salmonids to small Baltic Rivers”, with support from Baltic Sea Conservation Fund (BaltCF) and EC LIFE NGO-programme.
Eutrophication causes reduction of biodiversity, erosion of coasts and impoverishment in fish ...
Eutrophication causes reduction of biodiversity, erosion of coasts and impoverishment in fish population. Climate change can exacerbate this phenomenon, since water and air temperature rise could create better conditions for the growth of algae blooms.⠀
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A good news comes from the new Policy Brief published recently by the Baltic Sea Center, which states that the eutrophication trend has been slowed down in the last years, even in a changing climate: "A changing climate makes it even more important to reduce the nutrient supply to the Baltic Sea. In the coming decades, continued reductions in emissions of nitrogen and phosphorus from land will yield better oxygen conditions and improved water quality – even in the face of major climate change. These measures also make the Baltic Sea ecosystem more resilient to the changing climate."⠀
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Therefore, it's fundamental to continue to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient inputs to the rivers and the sea. ⠀
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You can read the Policy Brief in our link in bio!
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