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Baltic Sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape (BIAS)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,
Background
The Baltic Sea is one of the worldâs largest semi-enclosed bodies of brackish water. The special geographical, oceanographic and climatological characteristics of the Baltic ecosystem make it highly susceptible to the environmental impacts of human activities at sea and in its catchment area. As a result of this status, the International Mari ...
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Application of ecosystem principles for the location and management of offshore dumping sites in SE Baltic Region (ECODUMP)
Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,
Project background: Currently, there are more than 20 offshore dumping sites in South-Eastern Baltic Sea, which are used for the depositing of dredged mainly from port areas and navigation channels. Development and maintenance of new ports will imply dredging of several million m3 of sediments in coming years, thus the need for new dumping sites should be also considered. Offshore dumping in the B ...
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Multi-level Governance in MSP (Maritime Spatial Planning) throughout the Baltic Sea Region (PartiSEApate)
Start date: Jun 12, 2012, End date: Sep 11, 2014,
The growth of the maritime economy throughout Europe results in increasing demands for maritime space coupled with the need to ensure a viable marine environment. This phenomenon has led to the integrated maritime policy (IMP) approach throughout Europe with Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) being by now the widely acknowledged tool for co-ordinating spatial use and balancing of interests in the sea ...
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Sustainable Uses of Baltic Marine Resources (SUBMARINER)
Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,
The Baltic Sea faces significant challenges: fishery declines, severe marine pollution, the effects of climate change as well as an increasing competition for space. At the same time new scientific and technological developments provide opportunities for innovative uses of marine resources which do not only have the power to generate sustainable regional economic development but also proactively c ...
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Modern Water Management in the South Baltic Sea Area - upgrade project (MOMENT UP)
Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,
MOMENT UP IS AN upgrade project, close connected to the MOMENT project, with the same background, aims, values etc. It is jointly developed by the MOMENT partnership. MOMENT/MOMENT UP will develop local and regional methods for effective management of water, with special focus on nutrients and hazardous substances from small/diffuse sources. It will test, demonstrate and develop knowledge about ho ...
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South Baltic Offshore Wind Energy Regions (South Baltic OFFER)
Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: May 30, 2013,
Offshore wind energy (OWE) has enourmous potential, and its production is highly cost efficient compared to other renewable energy sources (RES). The EC has therefore identified OWE to be of strategic importance with regard to the EU energy targets and reducing dependence on energy imports. OWE has become a competitive alternative to fossil sources of energy, and therefore large-scale investments ...
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Sustainable Management of Contaminated Sediments in the Baltic Sea (SMOCS)
Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,
The Baltic Sea has many hot-spots with highly contaminated sediments in ports, estuaries etc. Human activities often take place in coastal areas and are affected by these hot-spots. Activities e.g. maintainance dredging in ports and fairways due to more deep-draught ships and expanding ports will imply dredging of several million m3 incl. contaminated sediments in coming years. How to handle dredg ...
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Introducing Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea (BaltSeaPlan)
Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,
The € 3,7 m project BaltSeaPlan (2009-2012) accompanied the EU Maritime Policy by supporting the introduction of Integrated Maritime Spatial Planning and preparation of National Maritime Strategies within Baltic Sea Region. It also contributed to the implementation of the HELCOM recommendation on broad-scale Maritime Spatial Planning & the VASAB Gdańsk Declaration.BackgroundThe Baltic Sea is a uni ...
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Baltic Green Belt
Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,
The European Green Belt is an ecological backbone of Europe, running through much of the continent from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea and following the route the former iron curtain. The Green Belt initiative started as a grassroots movement when the former military blocks collapsed. The aim was to save the natural assets that had grown alongside the iron curtain. The Baltic Green Belt project ...
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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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Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco Towns (GRaBS)
Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,
...ing Programme, and Study Visits to Malmo and Amsterdam. Mentoring visits were hosted by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, Southampton City Council and the London Borough of Sutton in the UK; Klaipeda University Coastal Research and Planning Institute in Lithuania; Etnambiente and the University of Catania in Sicily; the Province of Genoa in Italy; and REC Slovakia. In addition to understa ...
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Marine protected areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea (Baltic MPAs)
Start date: Aug 1, 2005, End date: Nov 30, 2009,
Background
The Baltic Sea is a unique and fragile marine ecosystem hosting many species and habitats of European and global interest, including the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) which has its own European Species Action Plan. It is believed that the by-catch of birds and seals in fishing nets is a problem in the Baltic Sea and assumed that habitat ...
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Baltic Sea management - Nature conservation and sustainable development in the marine ecosystem through marine spatial planning (BALANCE)
Start date: Jun 19, 2005, End date: Dec 18, 2007,
BALANCE – or in full “Baltic Sea Management–Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ecosystem through Spatial Planning” – is an INTERREG III B co-funded project aimed towards development of informed marine management tools for the Baltic Sea based on spatial planning and cross-sectoral and transnational co-operation.BALANCE is organised into 5 work packages (WPs) which will identify ...
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The main goal of the project is to create conditions for effective development of wind energy production in the Baltic Sea coastal zones of three neighbouring countries: Lithuania, Russia and Poland. Use of renewable energy sources, including wind, is an important component of sustainable development of these regions, which may result in measurable positive economic, ecological and social effects. ...
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The scientists from Lithuania, Poland and Russia have worked out a common strategy of ICZM for the Eastern Baltic Sea coastline.
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