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NGOs urge Baltic countries to speed up commitments to the Baltic Sea Action Plan
Helsinki, 3 March 2020 – This week at the HELCOM Stakeholder Conference and High-level Meeting , Coalition…
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The Baltic Shadow Plan: for the future of the Baltic Sea
This shadow plan presents NGO requests to HELCOM for the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) update.
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Blue Manifesto – The Roadmap to a Healthy Ocean in 2030
More than 100 environmental organisations, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF launched the “Blue Manifesto”. The rescue…
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Ten actions on our Christmas “wishlist” to ensure Ministers deliver a concrete plan to save the Baltic Sea
As the end of the year approaches, children and adults alike, will be writing their wish lists in the hopes that they might get a present on…
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Save #OurBlueLung – 20 measures for clean and healthy seas by 2020
With little more than a year until the deadline, all countries of the European Union are failing on their legal obligation to ‘take all necessary measures to achieve Good…
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Nord Stream 2 AG has confirmed presence of “additional” 4 redlisted plant species within the proposed route of its gas pipeline across Kurgalsky Nature Reserve, in the Leningrad Region of Russia
In its official press-release from June 25, 2018 published only in Russian in Zug (Switzerland) and Saint Petersburg (Russia), the Nord Stream 2 AG, the developer of the…
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CCB position on the Sweden approval for the Nord Stream II
On 7 June 2018, the Swedish Government has granted a permit to the Nord Stream 2 AG for laying two natural gas pipelines on the continental shelf within the…
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Call to action for the EU countries: 3 steps to restore our seas by 2020
Despite the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008), most EU countries are a long way off in achieving their targets to protect and restore our seas to healthy…
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The turning point for saving the Baltic Sea is now
The action plan linked to the ecosystem approach which the Helsinki convention (HELCOM) agreed upon in 2007 is at risk. The progress of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)…
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Nord Stream 2 considers route through nature reserve optimal
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology has provided its European counterparts with the report on Environmental Impact Assessment of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The document favours…
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Baltic-wide actions needed to reach SDG targets
Today, high-level representatives of the HELCOM Contracting Parties will meet in Helsinki to discuss regional Baltic Sea contribution to conservation and sustainable use of the seas and marine resources…
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Urgent action needed for Lithuanian rivers
A proposal to amend the Lithuanian Water Act and Law of Protected areas threatens two of the last rivers in Europe with open fish migratory pathways, Nemunas and Neris,…
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Open letter to Russian authorities and HELCOM
Open letter addressing Russian authorities and HELCOM with regards to an alarming situation around Kurgalskiy Nature Reserve at the coastline of the Gulf of Finland. The letter addresses the situation,…
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Coalition of NGO demands effective measures to reach MFSD goals
A large coalition of NGOs including CCB has produced a statement with clear demands on improved commitment and ambition in Member States implementation of the MSFD. The final stages…
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CCB report on Baltic EU Member States implementation of MSFD
The MSFD is an important EU legislation for our seas. If fully and coherently implemented, MSFD can be a powerful tool to monitor and improve EU seas and the…
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Radioactive Steam Generators
Press release about the Proposed Shipment of Radioactive Steam Generators from Canada to Sweden. Download
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Russian shipyard planned in Gulf of Finland close to RAMSAR area
Russia is planning for a new shipyard in Primorsk, Gulf of Finland. The planned localization will be close to the Russian RAMSAR site “Birch Islands”, an area most…
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CCB statement on the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline ESPOO EIA report and Proposals for requirements to mitigate environmental impact of the gas pipeline
Background A 1200 km long gas pipeline is planned to be built across the Baltic Sea, from Portovaya bay near Viborg to Greifswalder Bodden along the German coast. The line…
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Public Hearings on the Russian part of the Nord-stream project
Press release about the Public Hearings on the Russian part of the Nord-stream project – 122 km of gas pipe-line in the Gulf of Finland, 23 November 2007, Vyborg,…
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Call to stop off-shore oil extraction
Call to stop off-shore oil extraction in the baltic sea Download
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