External meeting
2nd Informal Consultation Session of the Reduction of Pressures from HELCOM Sea-based Sources Working Group (IC WG SEA-BASED PRESSURES 2-2023)
November 21, 2023
External meeting
2nd Informal Consultation Session of the Reduction of Pressures from HELCOM Sea-based Sources Working Group (IC WG SEA-BASED PRESSURES 2-2023)
Start date: November 21, 2023
End date: November 23, 2023
Place: Online
Address:
Official meetings of all HELCOM Working and Experts Groups and other subsidiary bodies are postponed due to the HELCOM strategic pause until further notice, however, informal consultation sessions, without Russian participation, are organized and hosted by a Contracting Party.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
Description
The 2nd Informal Consultation Session of the Reduction of Pressures from HELCOM Sea-based Sources Working Group (IC WG SEA-BASED PRESSURES 2-2023), hosted by Estonia, was held online on 21-23 November 2023.
The Session was attended by Delegations from Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Sweden and by Observers from CCB, KIMO International, WWF Deutschland, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Race For The Baltic, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Finland).
CCB participant in the session:
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretary
- Bettina Taylor, CCB Co-Chair and Biodiversity Working Area Leader
Outcomes of the meeting:
- The Session reviewed HELCOM Recommendation 17/3 on information and consultation with regard to construction of new installations affecting the Baltic Sea and submit a document for consideration to WG Sea-based pressures and the HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group, with a view to clarifying procedures related to informing about large infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea area that have transboundary effects.
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
The Session was attended by Delegations from Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Sweden and by Observers from CCB, KIMO International, WWF Deutschland, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Race For The Baltic, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Finland).
CCB participant in the session:
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretary
- Bettina Taylor, CCB Co-Chair and Biodiversity Working Area Leader
Outcomes of the meeting:
- The Session reviewed HELCOM Recommendation 17/3 on information and consultation with regard to construction of new installations affecting the Baltic Sea and submit a document for consideration to WG Sea-based pressures and the HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group, with a view to clarifying procedures related to informing about large infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea area that have transboundary effects.
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.