Welcome to Our Common Baltic 2021

The CCB network aims to establish and develop contacts between engaged citizens in all the Baltic Sea countries. The CCB Our Common Baltic course (OCB) is a fantastic way for engaged volunteers to get involved, to learn more about the problems and solutions for the Baltic sea catchment and to meet and learn from each other’s experiences and on specific issues in respective national and local situation.



Each webinar day addressed specific theme and/or cross-cutting issue and consisted of introductory lectures and practical part, devoted to development of project proposals under specific themes. The course was free of charge and open to wide audience of environmental activists interested in Baltic Sea protection.


The working language was English, with simultaneous translation into Russian provided.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

 

WHEN:  

 

  • Friday, 27 August 2021
  • Friday, 3 September 2021
  • Friday, 10 September 2021
  • Friday, 17 September 2021
  • Tuesday, 12 October 2021
  • Friday, 15 October 2021

 

WHERE: Due to COVID-19 restriction, the course was held online via Zoom.

 

LECTURES

 

Day 01 – Cross-cutting issues

 

  • Theory of Change and Result-based management – Giulio Ghirardo and Daniel Guijarro, Transformancy. Presentation

 

  • Gender and environment – Martin Hultman, Chalmers University of Technology. Recording

 

  • Climate mitigation and adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region – Viktoria Rudenko and Anna Ushakova, Friends of the Baltic. Presentation & recording

 

 

Day 02 – Biodiversity & Nature Protection

 

  • Marine Protected Areas – Hanna Paulomäki, ecologist and environmental activist. Presentation & recording

 

 

  • Underwater noise in the Baltic & Europe – Peter Sigray, Researcher at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Presentation & recording

 

  • Coastal ecosystems in the Baltic Sea – function, current trends and the role of fish – Jens Olsson, Researcher in marine ecology and coastal fish dynamics. Presentation & recording

 

Day 03 – Hazardous Substances

 

  • State of contamination by hazardous substances and marine litter, risks and impacts – Mikhail Durkin, CCB. Presentation & recording

 

  • Plastic Free Baltic – changing consumption patterns and introducing best practices – Eugeniy Lobanov, Ecoidea. Presentation & recording

 

  • Safe pesticides management – awareness raising – Natalia Cholovska, Ecoterra. Presentation & recording

 

  • Hazardous substances in daily life & activities around us -Heidrun Fammler, Liga Pakalna, Marina Vogel, Kai Klein, Elionor Ferrer, Baltic Environmental Forum. Presentation & recording

 

  • Introduction to the Clean Games Baltic Cup, 18 September 2021 – Anton Zaitsev, Clean Games. Presentation & recording

 

Day 04 – Maritime Activities


  • CoastWatch – Peeter Vissak, Estonian Green Movement.


  • Accessibility to Nature and Coast, Coastal Protection Measures – Janis Matulis, Latvian Green Movement Presentation 1 – 2 




  • Monitoring Large Infrastructure Projects at Sea and Coast – Mikhail Durkin, CCB. Presentation & recording


Day 05 – Eutrophication


  • Welcome & introduction of the day – Ewa Leś, TPRIiG & CCB Working Group Leader on River Basin and Wastewater Management. Presentation & recording


  • Good agri-environmental practices, including nutrient accounting & nutrient balanced fertilization – Maria Staniszewska, PKE & CCB Working Group Leader on Water Protection in Agriculture. Presentation & recording


  • Importance of buffer zones – Mia Svedäng, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Presentation & recording


  • River basin management as an instrument to control and reduce nutrient inputs – Daniel Bush & Anne Steuer, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Presentation & recording

Contact person:

 

Camille Fraizy, CCB International Coordinator

 

camille.fraizy@ccb.se

 

 

The OCB course is one of our annual events. 
You can read more about the project and the previous or future editions.

 

Project Our Common Baltic
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