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Youth Empowerment and Social Transformation

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

EU countries and its Eastern partners are being challenged by cuts of individual and collective rights in the last years, and by an upraise of ultra-nationalist and anti-EU social and political movements that represent a thread for the maintenance of these rights and the amend of those that have been already set aside. The cuts on the rights and the populist ultra-nationalist uprising differ on it ...
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Establish measures to facilitate the migration and reproduction of migratory fish species

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2016,

...migration and reproduction of migratory fish species on the basis of a classification and inventory of rivers with historic and existing migratory fish species such as eel and salmon as agreed in the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). Actions related to protection of migratory fish species are prioritized within implementation of HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan and include • further development a ...
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Create marine protected areas

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

The Baltic Sea has a wide variety of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) which cover 12% of the Baltic Sea, including EU’s Natura 2000 sites. The HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPAs) constitute a large part of these MPAs and cover about 11% of the Baltic Sea. Many BSPAs overlap with other MPAs, such as Natura2000 sites. It is, however, unknown whether the BSPA network is ecologically coherent in it ...
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Operationalization of HELCOM Core Set Indicators (CORESET II)

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

...ganize indicator- or theme specific meetings in between the project meetings. The kick-off meeting (CORESET II 1/2014) was held 15 -16 January 2014 in Berlin. The meeting was held back-to-back with a HELCOM MORE project meeting.Second meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden 29-30 September 2014. The second meeting (CORESET II 2/2014) was held 29 - 30 September 2014 in Gothenburg. A joint meeting was held 1 ...
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mote measures to collect ship-generated waste (Promote measures to collect ship-generated waste)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

Enhanced application of HELCOMs no special-fee system for port reception facilities especially for oily wastes from machinery spaces, sewage and rubbish. It is important that the main ports implement a uniform and transparent approach. Furthermore, the availability of port reception facilities in the Baltic Sea ports should be further enhanced covering the delivery of all wastes, including sewage. ...
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TransformAct! : Movements for social and democratic change

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Sep 1, 2015,

The main activity of the Project “TransformAct!” took place in Barcelona from 11th to 19th May 2015. The activity gathered 27 participants from Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Italy, Macedonia and Spain, which represented different active organizations in their countries. The main objective of the project was to gather activists from different european organizations to share experiencies and strategies ...
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Development of HELCOM Core Set Indicators (CORESET I)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Indicators for hazardous substances and biodiversity are to be developed to support regular assessments of whether HELCOMs strategic goals and ecological objectives have been reached, and whether implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan has been successful. The indicators should be fully in line with good ecological status (GES) as defined in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and the ...
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Managing Fisheries in Baltic Marine Protected Areas (BALTFIMPA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

The main objective of the BALTFIMPA project is to assist, on a regional level, the HELCOM Contracting States to comply with their obligations to fulfill conservation objectives of marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea. BALTFIMPA shall thus analyze possible conflicts between fisheries and conservation objectives in MPAs (including Baltic Sea Protected Areas and areas of NATURA 2000), taking into ...
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Restrict the introduction of new alien species by ships

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

... International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWMC, 2004), for the restriction of the introduction of new alien species via shipping activities, HELCOM Contracting Parties agreed upon a Road Map in order to structure the joint efforts towards ratification of the Convention no later than by 2013. Currently Denmark, Germany, Russia and Sweden ha ...
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Baltic COMPASS - Comprehensive Policy Actions and Investments in Sustainable Solutions in Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region (Baltic COMPASS)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

... of the Baltic Sea. Specifically, Baltic COMPASS is a response to the need for a transnational approach to reduce eutrophication of the Baltic Sea and contribute in adaption and implementation of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). The project will particularly aim to remedy the gaps in the stakeholders' capacity and resources to combat euthrophication and communicate on the different policy ...
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n Urban Reduction of Eutrophication (PURE)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

...municipal waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) play the primary role. New actions to reduce the amount of phosphorus from the effluent ending up to the Baltic Sea are immediately needed: according to HELCOM, failure to react now would undermine both the prospects for the future recovery of the sea and its capability to react to the projected stress by the climate change. Besides, inaction will aff ...
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Control of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea region (COHIBA)

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

...vironmental problems of the Baltic Sea. Recently 11 hazardous substances and substance groups have been taken into consideration in the area and a specific programme established for these substances (HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan BSAP, hazardous substances segment). Project Control of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea region – COHIBA focused on these eleven substances and groups, with the fol ...
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Elimination of discharges of sewage from ships

End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Eliminate the discharges of sewage from ships, especially from passenger ships, by following-up the proposal by HELCOM to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to designate the Baltic Sea as a control area for sewage discharges from passenger ships, whereby cruise and passenger ships will be required to treat their sewage to remove nutrients or deliver it to port reception facilities. The ...
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Maritime Safety - Transport and Environment in the South Baltic Sea Region (Baltic MaSTER)

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

The aim of Baltic Master was to improve maritime safety by integrating and bringing forward local and regional perspectives. This included measures to improve the prevention and the preparedness for ship accidents as well as methods for managing the coastal zones.The issues concerning safe transportations, oil combatting and coastal management has a clear transnational link as they deal with the e ...
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Introduce Differentiated Port Dues depending on the Environmental Impact on Ships

Start date: Oct 31, 2012,

The aim is to set up economic incentives for ships to produce low emissions, managing wastewater and ballast water in a sustainable way, using environmentally friendly technologies etc. HELCOM Recommendation 28E/13 encourages application of economic incentives and gives examples of rebate schemes for reducing emissions. There are different – and very often complex - port/fairway dues systems in th ...
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Speed up re-surveying of major shipping routes and ports

...to be based on national re-survey plans and to cover the whole Baltic Sea area in a harmonized way. The 2002 Re-survey Scheme, developed by the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) following the HELCOM 2001 Copenhagen Declaration, will be revised e.g. taking into account the actual shipping routes (based on AIS) and the new routeing measures established or planned in the Baltic Sea.Hydrograph ...
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