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Baltic Ecological Recycling Agriculture and Society Implementation (BERAS IMPLEMENTATION)

Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,

BERAS Implementation offers a response to the challenges to achieve a good environmental status in the Baltic Sea, reinforce sustainable agriculture and enhance rural development in the region.Objectives:Contribute to solving the problem of excessive nutrient losses from agricultural through introduction of conversion to Ecological Recycling Agriculture (ERA) in all countries of the BSRDevelop a s...
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Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region (BaltCICA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

Climate change was recognized not only in terms of mitigation but also because of the need of adaptation as a major challenge that cannot be solved solely by single actors and territorial restricted actions, but asks for a coordination and support at a higher level. This is highlighted by the EU Green Paper on Adaptation to Climate Change, but also by other documents such as the EC Thematic Strate...
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Communicating the Baltic (COBWEB)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

Project COBWEB increases cultural exhange and promotes sustainable development in the CB region. It creates models for cross-border co-operation where the key actors, universities, museums and nature and environmental schools, are together building environmental educational trainings, materials and programmes which are touching to peoples feelings and senses, but at the same time combine the lates...
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Eco-support activity - working together for a better environment (Eco-support Activity)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

The objective of the project is to increase environmental awareness by implementing the eco-support activity in the municipalities of the partner organisations, Helsinki, Kotka, Hämeenlinna, Tallinn, Tartu and Rakvere. Implementing the activity reduces the direct and indirect environmental loads of the organisations. Helsinki and Tallinn have just started the activity in a previous cross-border co...
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Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region (ASTRA)

Start date: Jun 5, 2005, End date: Jan 4, 2008,

Focusing on the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), the project "Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region" (ASTRA) assesses regional impacts of the ongoing global change in climate. Its aim is to develop adequate climate change adaptation strategies and policies, together with relevant stakeholders, such as planners and decision makers.The ASTRA project uses clim...
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AGORA -Network Sustainable Tourism Development in the Baltic Sea Region (AGORA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The BSR is characterised by large areas of unspoilt countryside. Because of strong economic problems just in these rural areas tourism seems to be a promising opportunity to support regional development. Sustainability considered as a guiding principle can ensure that such a development will lead to economical benefits without threaten the nature and the social structure. Consequently a lot of sus...
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ShipNODeff - (Deposition and effects of shipborne atmospheric nitrogen emissions (ShipNODeff)

Start date: Aug 31, 2006, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The project aims at development and implementation of an operational emission estimation algorithm. The algorithm consists of the following: 1) an operational air quality model to estimate the dispersion and deposition of the ship emissions; 2) an air quality and deposition measurement and model validation system, which will in the next phase be extended to a small measurement network that can iso...
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Ekotuki - Development of eco-support activity (Ekotuki)

Start date: Nov 30, 2006, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The aim of the project is to develop a model for eco-support activity for promoting environmental responsibility among municipal employees in Helsinki and Tallinn. The aim of the eco-support activity is to train eco-support persons for work units. The task of these persons is to promote environmental practices in their everyday work, such as preventing the generation of waste, sorting waste, savin...
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Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR EAGLE)

Start date: Sep 2, 2004, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

Interreg IIIB project BSR EAGLE Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region brings together nature interpreters and nature education centres from 10 Baltic Sea Region countries to network and to improve skills.The vision of the project was to improve the role and contribution of nature centres and environmental interpretation as a part of the society's strengthening of...
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moting Spatial Development by Creating COMon MINdscapes (COMMIN)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Aug 30, 2007,

Transnational and cross-border co-operation have a growing need (e.g. EU-enlargement) for a precise understanding of the partner’s concepts and the planning systems they are embedded in. The improvement of solving similar problems in different BSR countries and on transnational activities can best be achieved by exchange of experiences and ideas, mutual training and further education as well as pr...
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Management of wetlands along the Gulf of Finland migratory flyway (Gulf of Finland)

Start date: Jul 1, 2003, End date: Jun 30, 2007,

Background Along the flyway of Northern Coastal Gulf of Finland, waterfowl and waders wintering in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and the coasts of the North Sea migrate in the spring to their breeding regions and in the autumn back to their wintering regions. The 12 project areas along the flyway are internationally valuable bird-rich wetlands in wh...
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NEW HANSA OF SUSTAINABLE PORTS AND CITIES (NEW HANSA)

Start date: Mar 5, 2003, End date: Dec 14, 2005,

Shipping is regarded as one of the most environmentally friendly transport modes. On the other hand, there are also considerable risks related to the increasing maritime traffic. The aim of New Hansa was to identify and create sound environmental practices and policies for ports and cities. Reducing air emissions and noise, and managing waste and waste water, were in focus for the analyses and exc...
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Information on archipelago for travellers

Start date: May 31, 2002, End date: Sep 29, 2005,

The aim is to give the Tallinn-Helsinki ferry passengers a wider experience on the Gulf of Finland archipelago and nature in the coastal areas in Helsinki and Tallinn by the means of joint materials and exhibitions. The long-term aim is to affect attitudes and increase public's interest in environmental issues relating to the Gulf. Target areas: Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia)
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The Baltic Palette II (Baltic Palette II )

Start date: Jun 1, 2002, End date: Nov 30, 2004,

The Baltic Palette II is a joint effort between the metropolitan areas surrounding Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and St. Petersburg to develop a dynamic and sustainable region. The main challenges in the Baltic Palette region are the vast differences in development levels between the partners from the old and new EU member states and the non-EU partners. The Baltic Palette network has been es...
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