Clean Games Baltic Cup 2020: a one-hour challenge to clean the Baltic Sea region
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…
Continue readingEuropean nations under pressure to save the critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoise
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…
Continue readingEU Council of Ministers Urged to Take Decisions to Counter Baltic Sea Crisis
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…
Continue readingRussian-German coalition demands to stop nuclear waste movement from Germany to Russia
# Russia is not a nuclear waste dump! # Saint-Petersburg – Berlin, July 2020 – The appeal to the authorities of Russia and…
Continue readingCommission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals
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…
Continue readingLack of national political will is driving European seas to the brink
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…
Continue readingBaltic Sea Fish Stocks Remain in Crisis – NGOs Call for Closures of Herring and Cod stocks
Brussels, 29 May 2020:- Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for EU fishing limits for…
Continue readingMiljöorganisationer välkomnar vetenskapliga råd för att stoppa bifångster av den akut hotade Östersjötumlaren
Sverige, 26 Maj 2020 – Forskare från ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) släppte idag vetenskapliga råd för att stoppa bifångster av tumlaren…
Continue readingNGOs welcome scientists’ advice to halt bycatch of endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration (ICES) have published a landmark advice today, warning the European Commission that immediate action is…
Continue readingCCB joins the Surfrider Foundation Europe´s campaign #DrillingIsKilling
On the 20th of April 2010, the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, the deepest offshore oil platform, led…
Continue readingNGOs 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…
Continue readingTen 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…
Continue readingEU Commission misses opportunity to halt dolphin and porpoise deaths this winter
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.
Continue readingSupport and criticism for Commission proposal for Baltic Sea fishing 2020
Helsinki, 4 Sept 2019 – Environmental NGOs The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, Coalition Clean Baltic and the Fisheries…
Continue readingGroups call on the European Commission to take action over huge number of cetacean deaths
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…
Continue readingJoint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2020
1. Executive Summary In October 2019, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2020. This will…
Continue readingCalls for Emergency Halt to Baltic Fishing
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,…
Continue readingEastern Baltic cod stock has collapsed – NGOs call to immediately close fishing of Eastern Baltic cod
Responding to the release of an alarming new report by international fisheries scientists that Eastern Baltic Cod is…
Continue readingMore garbage caught than cod: NGOs call for emergency measures to protect Eastern Baltic cod
NGOs in the Baltic Sea Region have sent an urgent
Continue readingUrgent 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 life across Europe is being harmed…
Continue readingJoint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2019
In October 2018, EU fisheries ministers are scheduled to agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2019. The following text outlines the joint NGO recommendations on Baltic…
Continue readingCCB supports the joint call on the European anti-fraud office to open a formal investigation about electric fishing
CCB has signed the joint formal request, lead by the Bloom Association, to the European Anti Freud Office (known as OLAF from the French “Office européen de lutte antifraude”)…
Continue readingBaltic Sea still blighted by illegal discarding and overfishing
Our Fish and CCB Press release: One-half cut in quota for eastern Baltic cod proposed Western Baltic cod under safe biological limits and illegal…
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 readingBaltic-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…
Continue readingInternational Seminar on Land Based Aquaculture Systems
Last week, on 11-12th of November, in cooperation, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC), the Swedish Agency for Marine…
Continue readingRadioactive Steam Generators
Press release about the Proposed Shipment of Radioactive Steam Generators from Canada to Sweden. Download
Continue reading1st International NGO Meeting
Press release about the 1st International NGO Meeting on the Nord Stream Project, 4 March 2008, Helsinki, Finland. Download
Continue readingPublic 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,…
Continue readingOutcome of the 31st Session of the IBSFC
CCB Press release on the outcome of the 31st Session of the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC), 5-9 September 2005, Visby, Sweden. Download
Continue readingCCB requests HELCOM to assess the problem of Industrial hog rearing farms
CCB Press release in connection with the 26th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission, 1-2 March 2005, Finland Download
Continue readingCCB has been awarded the 2004 Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize
CCB Press-release in connection with the Nordic Council session in Stockholm, 1-3 November 2004 Download
Continue readingOutcome of the IBSFC
CCB Press-release on Outcome of the IBSFC (International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission) meeting 6-10 September 2004 Download
Continue readingSvartfiske och överproduktion
Svartfiske och överproduktion hot mot Östersjöns fiskbestånd. Download
Continue readingPolish green groups opens up the debate on international level
Assess the environmental impact of the industrial pig farms rules Helcom. Polish green groups opens up the debate on international level. Download
Continue readingBaltic Cod Fishing Quotas for 2004 – still a threat
Baltic Cod Fishing Quotas for 2004– still a threat for the long-term survival of the Baltic cod. The cod stock is planned to be overfished with 45% for year…
Continue readingBaltic Cod Fishing Quotas for 2003 – still a threat
Baltic Cod Fishing Quotas for 2003 – still a threat for the long-term survival of the Baltic cod. Baltic Herring stock is planned to be overfished with 33% for…
Continue readingCall to stop off-shore oil extraction
Call to stop off-shore oil extraction in the baltic sea Download
Continue readingCCB Yearbook 2002
Baltic Sea Hot Spots Hazards and Possibilities for the Baltic Sea Region. Download
Continue readingMiljöaktivister hotas i Ryssland och Litauen
Under februari månad har två allvarliga attacker mot miljöaktivister rapporterats från Ryssland och från Litauen. Download
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