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Ambition, concrete actions and commitment: key elements to save the Baltic Sea

Posted by CCB on March 17, 2021

NGOs recommendations towards the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan 17 March 2021 – This year will mark a milestone for the protection of the…

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In memoriam of Lennart Gladh

Posted by CCB on March 4, 2021

We have lost a very good friend, true nature lover and defender of our shared…

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Rivers´regulation in Poland: open letter to the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

Posted by CCB on March 4, 2021

Moratorium on rivers’ development is required in the implementation of any project financed by public money. The reason for calling for a radical intervention…

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Conservation Is Failing European Porpoises

Posted by CCB on February 4, 2021

New scientific paper calls for urgent action to protect Europe’s porpoises. Sweden, February 2021 – In a paper just published in the journal…

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Job vacancy: Russian-speaking Programme manager of Sida funded Programme in Eastern Europe

Posted by CCB on January 19, 2021

Temporary position for approx.1 year with start in May 2021. Background The Programme “Creating and sustaining positive change in key thematic…

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NGOs New Year’s “resolution list” to ensure Ministers deliver a future-proof plan to save the Baltic Sea

Posted by CCB on December 7, 2020

December 2020 – Another year has come and gone, and we, the Coalition Clean Baltic and WWF…

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Joint NGO letter to EU Commission on Baltic proper harbour porpoise

Posted by CCB on November 5, 2020

In September 2020, together with NABU, WWF, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and…

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Does the European Green Deal in agriculture stop nutrient leaching and limit the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea?

Posted by CCB on November 2, 2020

by Maria Staniszewska The European Commission, taking into account the huge negative impact of current agricultural practices on the environment, has prepared two…

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NGOs call on the EU to end support for new hydropower

Posted by CCB on October 26, 2020

Following World Fish Migration Day, 150 NGOs have banded together to call on the EU institutions to end public financing for new hydropower projects in Europe. Building…

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#DrillingIsKilling: a citizen mobilization platform

Posted by CCB on October 20, 2020

Following the publication of the Manifesto “Toward an EU offshore drilling ban” on April 20nd 2020, CCB joins the second phase of

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NGOs Welcome EU Fisheries Ministers Setting More Baltic Fishing Limits In Line with Science – But Ecological Crisis Not Averted

Posted by CCB on October 20, 2020

Luxembourg, 20 October 2020:- Environmental NGOs this morning welcomed the decision of EU Fisheries Ministers to set Baltic fishing limits for 2021 in accordance with scientific advice…

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Online exhibition Live in / Leaving

Posted by CCB on October 13, 2020

Live In / Leaving is an online and on-going exhibition starting from October 12, 2020. It’s organised by CCB in collaboration with artists and environmental activists from…

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Extinction risks to whales, dolphins and porpoises – over 350 scientists warn in an open letter

Posted by CCB on October 12, 2020

On Friday 9 October 2020, an open letter from more than 350 cetacean scientists highlighting the real and imminent extinction risk to whales,…

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Clean Games Baltic Cup 2020: a one-hour challenge to clean the Baltic Sea region

Posted by CCB on September 18, 2020

For the second year, on 19th September, people from all over the Baltic Sea Region will take part in the Clean Games Baltic Cup , a one-hour…

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CCB welcomes the release from custody of our colleague Iryna Sukhy and expresses strong support to Belarusian civil society organizations

Posted by CCB on September 11, 2020

Coalition Clean Baltic – CCB welcomes the release from custody of our long-time colleague and environmental activist Iryna Sukhy and expresses strong support and solidarity with the…

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European nations under pressure to save the critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoise

Posted by CCB on September 11, 2020

At a meeting of northern European nations held online this week, the issue of the critically endangered harbour porpoise population in the Baltic Sea was discussed and…

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EU Council of Ministers Urged to Take Decisions to Counter Baltic Sea Crisis

Posted by CCB on August 31, 2020

Brussels, 31 August 2020:- Responding to the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for Baltic Sea fishing limits for 2021, NGOs today called on EU Baltic…

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Russian-German coalition demands to stop nuclear waste movement from Germany to Russia

Posted by CCB on July 8, 2020

# Russia is not a nuclear waste dump! # Saint-Petersburg – Berlin, July 2020 – The appeal to the authorities of Russia and…

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Commission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals

Posted by CCB on July 2, 2020

The European Commission has demanded today that France, Spain and Sweden take immediate action to prevent the needless deaths of dolphins and porpoises killed every year…

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Lack of national political will is driving European seas to the brink

Posted by CCB on June 25, 2020

Today, the European Commission published a report assessing the progress with the implementation of the EU’s Marine Directive , adopted in 2008. The report comes…

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Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2021

Posted by CCB on June 10, 2020

In October 2020, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021. As the deadline to end overfishing by 2020 at the…

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Baltic Sea Fish Stocks Remain in Crisis – NGOs Call for Closures of Herring and Cod stocks

Posted by CCB on May 29, 2020

Brussels, 29 May 2020:- Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for EU fishing limits for…

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NGOs welcome scientists’ advice to halt bycatch of endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise

Posted by CCB on May 26, 2020

Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration (ICES) have published a landmark advice today, warning the European Commission that immediate action is…

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CCB joins the Surfrider Foundation Europe´s campaign #DrillingIsKilling

Posted by CCB on April 20, 2020

On the 20th of April 2010, the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, the deepest offshore oil platform, led…

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COVID19 – UPDATED Guidelines for CCB Network

Posted by CCB on March 16, 2020

We have prepared the guidelines below for CCB Member Organizations and Observers following recent developments on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidelines apply to all CCB events…

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Vacancy: Financial Manager/Controller to join the CCB International Secretariat

Posted by CCB on March 5, 2020

We are looking for a full time Financial Manager/Controller to join the team at the CCB International Secretariat in Uppsala, Sweden. This position will play…

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NGOs urge Baltic countries to speed up commitments to the Baltic Sea Action Plan

Posted by CCB on March 3, 2020

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

Posted by CCB on March 3, 2020

This shadow plan presents NGO requests to HELCOM for the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) update.

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109 Organizations Around the Globe Urge World Leaders to Reach a WTO Deal to Help Save Our Ocean

Posted by CCB on March 3, 2020

This June, governments around the world must fulfil their commitment to curb the public money that supports overfishing and degrades our ocean. After nearly two decades of…

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Blue Manifesto – The Roadmap to a Healthy Ocean in 2030

Posted by CCB on January 28, 2020

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

Posted by CCB on December 17, 2019

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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4,500+ scientists call on European Commission to defend the EU water law

Posted by CCB on December 6, 2019

Brussels, 6 December 2019 – Scientists and academics concerned by the dire state of European rivers, lakes and wetlands have released a statement calling on the EU…

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EU Commission misses opportunity to halt dolphin and porpoise deaths this winter

Posted by CCB on December 5, 2019

The European Commission said today that it will not take emergency measures this winter to tackle the tragic death of dolphins caught in fishing nets.

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CCB´s comment to Ministers’ decision on TACs for the Baltic Sea

Posted by CCB on October 15, 2019

CCB´s comment to Ministers’ decision on TACs for the Baltic Sea – Better than expected, but…

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Support and criticism for Commission proposal for Baltic Sea fishing 2020

Posted by CCB on September 4, 2019

Helsinki, 4 Sept 2019 – Environmental NGOs The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, Coalition Clean Baltic and the Fisheries…

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CCB joined the Ocean Call for G7

Posted by CCB on August 26, 2019

We have joined and signed the Ocean Call, which carries the voice and the commitments of more than…

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Experts call to check actual environmental losses from laying Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Posted by CCB on August 5, 2019

Greenpeace Russia prepares an appeal to the Prosecutor’s Office with a request to examine new facts of environmental damage caused by laying the Nord Stream 2 gas…

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Groups call on the European Commission to take action over huge number of cetacean deaths

Posted by CCB on July 10, 2019

Thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales die in European waters, due to accidental capture in fisheries nets (bycatch). Today 21 environmental NGOs , led by Seas At…

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Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2020

Posted by CCB on June 11, 2019

1. Executive Summary In October 2019, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2020. This will…

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Calls for Emergency Halt to Baltic Fishing

Posted by CCB on May 29, 2019

Brussels May 29, 2019:- Responding to scientific advice that a number of important Baltic fish populations are in a state of crisis and cannot be fished sustainably,…

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Towards a new plan, for CCB and the Baltic Sea

Posted by CCB on May 24, 2019

The CCB Board Meeting (16-17/05), Annual Conference (18/05) and Extraordinary General Meeting (19/05)…

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Joint NGOs letter to the WTO ambassadors

Posted by CCB on May 2, 2019

Excellency: This year will be pivotal for the world’s ocean.

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Eastern Baltic cod stock has collapsed – NGOs call to immediately close fishing of Eastern Baltic cod

Posted by CCB on April 11, 2019

Responding to the release of an alarming new report by international fisheries scientists that Eastern Baltic Cod is…

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Vacancy: Marine senior policy officer at the Danish Society for Nature Conservation

Posted by CCB on March 26, 2019

The Danish Society for Nature Conservation wish to employ a skilled senior policy officer experienced in international marine policy and management Over the course…

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Real actions, not ´realistic´ wishes – a recipe for an updated Baltic Sea Action plan

Posted by CCB on March 6, 2019

On 6-7 March high-level representatives will meet at the 40th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission.On this occasion, CCB is grateful to share the concerns of civil…

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More garbage caught than cod: NGOs call for emergency measures to protect Eastern Baltic cod

Posted by CCB on February 21, 2019

NGOs in the Baltic Sea Region have sent an urgent

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Save #OurBlueLung – 20 measures for clean and healthy seas by 2020

Posted by CCB on December 19, 2018

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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Vacancy: International Coordinator/Administrative Officer

Posted by CCB on December 17, 2018

The International Secretariat of the Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), a grass-root environmental NGO network for the Baltic Sea Region, is now seeking for a new colleague to join the…

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A joint NGO proposal to EU Ministers regarding European eel

Posted by CCB on December 7, 2018

On December 17th and 18th 2018 the EU Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) will decide on fishing opportunities for 2019 and will address measures for critically endangered European eel. ICES has yet…

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WWF Sweden, SSNC and CCB call upon Swedish government to stop fishing for eels

Posted by CCB on November 28, 2018

WWF Sweden, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and Coalition Clean Baltic urges the Swedish government to ban eel fishing in the EU. The European eel is a critically endangered…

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