Baltic sea action plan reaching good environmental status for the baltic sea. This present, joint summary report for helcom includes the measurements and results of modelling in the baltic sea region for oxidised nitrogen, reduced nitrogen, lead, cadmium, mercury and pops for the year 2014. In 2007, helcom launched a new tool the baltic sea action plan. Ospar and helcom release online ballast water risk assessment tool. Request pdf the helcom system of a vision, strategic goals and ecological objectives. Helcom balex delta 2018 page 2 oil and chemical spill. Inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to the baltic sea 2012. Helcom will continue developing indicators for the purpose of assessment and policy evaluation for the next holistic assessment. Helsinki convention on the protection of the marine environment of. The helcom state of the baltic sea report builds upon experience gained from the helcom initial holistic assessment in 2010. Calculation of normalised deposition to the baltic sea basin. On march 18, 1965, the executive directors submitted the convention, with an accompanying report, to member governments of the world bank for. Thanks to the contribution from the eu, this exercise can take a broader scope and include chemical and shore response in addition to oil spill response at sea. Updated for 2010 information on monitoring methods.
Eel has recently been included in appendix ii of the convention of migratory species, and they are also conserved through the eu habitats directive. The helcom integrated assessment tools for eutrophication, hazardous substances and biodiversity have been advanced for this assessment, and will be used and developed further in the future. This report has been prepared for the helsinki commission, baltic. The helsinki commission helcom baltic sea action plan, adopted by the coastal countries of the baltic sea and the european community in november 2007, is a regional intergovernmental programme. The reduction will be achieved by designating the baltic sea as a nitrogen oxide emission control area neca under the international convention for the. Helcom state and after its endorsement submitted to the helcom secretariat not later than 1 june. The scientific proposals were adjusted by helcom experts based on other relevant information, such as water framework directive class boundaries in coastal waters, and adopted by the helcom heads of delegation helcom 2012b and others. Helcom publishes report on noise sensitivity of animals in. Compilation of information on pharmaceutical waste management.
The helcom system of a vision, strategic goals and ecological. The helsinki convention was signed in 1974 by the baltic sea coastal countries to address the increasing environmental challenges from industrialisation and other human. Working programme for the helcom maritime group 20. Helcom requirements on dumping guidelines, reporting and. Full texts of contributions from united nations agencies, programmes and bodies, as well as other intergovernmental organizations to the report of the secretarygeneral on oceans and the law of. Click download as zip and all documents are downloaded as a zip package. Helcom baltic sea action plan, singed by contracting states environmentministers and eu, includes a road map for harmonized implementation and ratification of the international convention for control and management of ships ballast water and sediments, with an overall aim of all baltic sea countries ratifying the convention latest in.
Helcom meets on an annual basis and is attended by the heads of delegation hod from each of the contracting parties. Download the complete combine manual in pdf format. Thematic assessment of eutrophication 20112016 pdf, 17 mb. Helcom has an international team led by an executive secretary, with a dedicated staff. Balex delta 2018 eu project the balex delta 2018 eu project is a timelimited eu project supporting the organization of the 2018 edition of the helcom balex delta exercise. Meeting documents can be opened and saved to local computer by clicking the name of the document. Guidelines for risk assessment under regulation a4 of the bwm convention g7. Helcom has been a major driver in the regional approaches to reduce nutrient loads. Extent of problemcurrent status monika stankiewicz executive secretary, helcom secretariat 992 kb, pdf black sea commission.
The helcom 2018 ministerial meeting has given a mandate to contracting parties to update the baltic sea action plan by 2021 so that good environmental status can be reached, encompassing the helcoms strategic goals and ecological objectives, and relevant ocean and water targets of 2030 agenda for sustainable development helcom 2018av. Interest in such exemptions is growing as the imo convention on ballast water management enters into force in. These are usually less clearly enforceable by courts even if they still carry certain international legal aura. The baltic marine environment protection commission helsinki commission helcom is an intergovernmental organization governing the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area helsinki convention.
Pdf on jan 1, 2012, alexander antsulevich and others published helcom, 2012. In line with the 2010 helcom ministerial declaration, helcom countries have taken the initiative and prepared the necessary submissions within helcom to cut nitrogen oxide emissions from ships. A regional sea convention and a platform for environmental policy making at the regional level, helcom works for the. The convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area also known as the helsinki convention was originally signed in 1974 by all baltic sea coastal countries, seeking to address the increasing environmental challenges from industrialisation and other human activities and that were having a severe impact on the. It has been developed in a frame of close collaboration between three modelling and monitoring emep centres mscw, msce and ccc. Helcom map and data service system for making available assessment data products and underlying data for various use cases joni kaitaranta and andzej milos helcom secretariat. More information on helcom mpas is available on the helcom marine protected areas website. In that case, rightclick the document and save target as which downloads a local copy of. All meeting portal instructions sign up sign in meeting documents participation survey edit account information helcom presentation templates. Helcom was established about four decades ago to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation. Why do we need balex delta by sonja dobo, msb briefing 2.
Helcom recommendation 257 on the safety of winter navigation in the baltic sea area having regard to article, paragraph b of the helsinki convention was adopted on 2 march 2004 in helsinki by the 25th meeting of the helsinki commision helcom, baltic marine environment protection commission. Short instructions for using the helcom mpas database application can be found here and here. Helcom baltic sea action plan a regional programme of. Helcom arbejder for beskyttelse af det maritime miljo i det baltiske omrade. Helcom publications the helsinki commission publishes diverse reports and brochures as well as audiovisual material about the baltic sea and its environment. The manual defines the contributions made by all contracting parties and regulates all methods used. This joint summary report for helcom includes the measurements and results of modelling in the baltic sea region for oxidised nitrogen, reduced nitrogen, cadmium, mercury, benzoapyrene and pcb153 for the year 2016. The convention was formulated by the executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development the world bank. The helsinki commission helcom baltic sea action plan, adopted by the coastal countries of the baltic sea and the european community in november 2007, is. Approximately half of the staff perform permanent secretariat functions, while others work on a wider range of collaborative projects. The plan, adopted by all the coastal states and the eu in 2007, provides a concrete basis for helcom work.
The agreedupon preparedness and response procedures are documented in the helcom response manual. Kamenetsky 2017 inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to the baltic sea. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992 helsinki convention is an international convention encompassing various measures for the prevention and elimination of pollution of the baltic sea history. The helsinki commission, or helcom, is the governing body of the convention on the protection of the baltic sea area which is commonly also known as helsinki convention. The official version of the manual is available electronically via the helcom home page. Ballast water management in the baltic sea springerlink. The present contracting parties to helcom are denmark, estonia, finland, germany, latvia, lithuania, poland, russia and sweden. The governing body of the convention is the helsinki commission baltic marine environment protection commission also known as helcom. Helcom requirements on dumping convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992 article 11. There you can view, interact with and download the gis data. Helcom baltic sea action plan, singed by contracting states environmentministers and eu, includes a road map for harmonized implementation and ratification of the international convention for control and management of ships ballast water and sediments, with an overall aim of all baltic sea countries ratifying the convention latest in 20. Baltic wide msp data is accessible through the helcom data and map service. Helcom marine policy environment european commission.
Priohibition of any dumping at sea, except dredge spoil duly permitted by the authorities annex v. The permanent staff of the helcom secretariat is quite small, and most of the research in the area is a result of undertakings in individual member countries. Within helcom, the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area more usually known as the helsinki convention helcom, 1974, helcom, 1992 an explicit regional implementation of this ecosystem approach was initiated in 2003, by the helcom and the joint helcomospar ministerial declarations. Extent of problemcurrent status iryna makarenko secretary, permanent secretariat to the commission on the protection of the black sea against pollution bucharest convention 763 kb, pdf. Exemptions from the general prohibition of dumping of waste helcom guidelines for the disposal of. A new online risk assessment tool for invasive nonindigenous species transfers via the ballast water of commercial ships has been released jointly by helcom and ospar the new tool provides an online application to run the latest version of the risk assessment method for ballast water introductions in the baltic and the larger northeast atlantic area.
Helcom helsinki commission and helsinki convention. Helsinki convention on the protection of the marine. Outcome of the conference a total of 49 new actions to be considered for inclusion in the updated bsap were voiced during the conference that attracted over 120 participants. For some users using ie browser, pdf documents might not be opened. Issn 23432543 download full indicator report holas ii component core indicator report webbased version july 2017 pdf. Within helcom, the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area more usually known as the helsinki convention helcom, 1974, helcom, 1992 an explicit regional implementation of this ecosystem approach was initiated in 2003, by the helcom and the joint helcomospar ministerial declarations helcom, 2003a, helcom and ospar, 2003. These changes will be valid from 1 january of the following year. A new convention was signed in 1992 by czechoslovakia, denmark, estonia, the european community, finland, germany, latvia, lithuania, poland, russia and sweden. A dedicated intergovernmental group was established in 1977 for this purpose, today called the helcom response working group. The helsinki commission, or helcom, is the governing body of the convention on the.
Full guidelines on entering data into the helcom mpa database application can be found here. Helcom map and data service system for making available assessment data products and underlying data for various use cases joni kaitaranta and andzej milos. Miia mannerla, helcom secretariat helcom is a partner in an eu project of the black sea commission bsc with the role of. All presentations that were made during the different events, seminars and workshops of the balex delta 2018 exercise are now available for download. The work is based on the 19741992 helsinki convention. Unclos the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea unclos is an international agreement, a kind of a constitution of the oceans, spelling out rights and duties of states. The convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992, entered into force on 17 january 2000. Balex delta 2018 scenario by fredrik tyren, swedish coast.
To navigate through the ribbon, use standard browser navigation keys. Helcom to organize a call for data as a part of helcom activity on micropollutants in wwtp effluents. Ospar and helcom release online ballast water risk assessment. Use conditions of spatial data in the map service are map layer specific. The working programme for the helcom maritime group helcom maritime for the years 202014 was agreed on at the helcom maritime 112012 meeting annex 5 of the minutes of helcom maritime 112012 and was approved by helcom hod 392012 with the view to revisit and update the working programme after the 20 helcom. The outcomes of the 2020 helcom stakeholder conference was brought forward to the 41st meeting of the helsinki commission helcom 412020 held from 4 to 5 march 2020. The convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area also known as the helsinki convention was originally signed in 1974 by all baltic sea coastal countries, seeking to address the increasing environmental challenges from industrialisation and other human activities and that were having a severe impact on the marine environment. The helcom report noise sensitivity of animals in the baltic sea is. The european union is also a party to this convention. Implementing an ecosystem approach to the management of human activities in the baltic sea 1. Helcom actions to improve the baltic sea state of the. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992 entered into force on 17 january 2000 note the governing body of the convention is the helsinki commission baltic marine environment protection commission also known as helcom. Pdf international agreements and baltic sea environmental. Helcom the baltic marine environment protection commission, helsinkikommissionen er en mellemstatslig kommission, som styrer og administrerer helsingforskonventionen convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area.
References state of the baltic sea second helcom holistic. Her statement is contained in annex 2 to these minutes. Downloads international conference on prevention and. Helcom baltic sea action plan bsap is an ambitious programme to restore the good ecological status of the baltic marine environment by 2021. The first convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area was signed by denmark, finland, west germany. The helcom ministerial meeting of 2018 agreed to strengthen the implementation of the baltic sea action plan and to update it by 2021, as well as to take action to meet global sustainable development goals. This initial assessment provided for the first time a coherent assessment of the baltic sea ecosystem and its pressures from a holistic perspective, based on available data and prevailing knowledge. Read more about the exercise, the eu project and the background, or download the pdf brochure. Helcom works to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of pollution, and to restore and safeguard its ecological balance through intergovernmental cooperation between. Balex delta 2018 is an oil and chemical spill recovery exercise in the baltic sea, held on 2730 august in karlskrona, sweden.
The original helsinki convention of 1974 pdf helcom. Helcom map and data service contains spatial data collected within helcom data collection framework and related projects as outlined in helcom monitoring and assessment strategy. About helcom and the assessment state of the baltic sea. This manual is directed to all performing monitoring in the combine programme. Helcom consists of ten members the nine baltic sea countries denmark, estonia, finland, germany, latvia, lithuania, poland, russia and sweden, plus the european union. Introduction to helcom by markus helavuori, helcom briefing 3. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992 helsinki. All changes will be highlighted by a separate note, section by section.
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