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…
Continue readingThe 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)…
Continue readingWetlands dramatically reduce micro plastic
A new CCB study concludes that both waste water after treatments plants and storm water contains micro plastic particles. Testing the same water after it has passed through a…
Continue readingCCB and MIO-ECDE join forces to promote marine litter monitoring in the Baltic Sea
Some 18 NGO representatives from 8 countries, namely Belarus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden, were brought together in a two-day workshop on marine litter monitoring. The…
Continue readingCCB team took part in HELCOM Stakeholder Conference on Marine Litter
HELCOM invited a wide array of stakeholders to announce – or reiterate – their commitment for combating marine litter in the Baltic Sea under…
Continue readingRecykling kayaking – protecting the Baltic Sea
The Recycling kayaking is under the patronage of the Coalition Clean Baltic Mr Dominik Dobrowolski, a famous Polish ecologist, has been canoeing and cleaning up rivers for many…
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