For some users using ie browser, pdf documents might. In line with the helcom bsap, the convention on biological diversity and the. The official version of the manual is available electronically via the helcom home page. The role of helcom in protecting the marine environment of the baltic sea anders alm head of delegation of sweden to the helcom expert consultation on the operationalisation of the caribbean. Joint ospar and helcom online ballast water management tool goes live an online risk assessment tool for alien species transfers via the ballast water of commercial ships. Helsinki commission baltic marine environment protection. The role of helcom in protecting the marine environment of the baltic sea anders alm head of delegation of sweden to the helcom expert consultation on the operationalisation of the caribbean sea commission, barbados 79 july, 2010. Helcom is the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area and works to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation between.
In some cases a programme topic file is equivalent to the monitoring programme e. The role of helcom in protecting the marine environment of. Helcom, the baltic marine environment protection commission, has the role of a policy maker in the baltic sea region, developing common environmental objectives and actions which are unanimously agreed upon by the contracting parties. Helcom recommendation 61 recommendation regarding the elimination of the use of pcbs and pcts adopted march 1985, having regard to article, paragraph b of the helsinki convention. Information on the status of helcom projects this document provides information on ongoing helcom projects and on those finalized in 2012 with hyperlinks to more detailed project descriptions on the helcom webpage and the meeting portal. The convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area also known as. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro dc. The governance of the mitigation of the baltic sea. The baltic sea countries have been quite successful in preventing major pollution spills from shipping, and establishing a system to monitor ship traffic and detect illegal oil spills using aerial and. Agenda item 5 sewage discharges from ships and port reception. Click add files and select the files you want to include in your pdf. The aim of helcom biodiversity database is to collate all available species observation data made available by helcom contracting parties from a single entry point. The baltic marine environment protection commission helcom, also known as helsinki commission, is an intergovernmental organization governing the convention on the protection of the marine. Both ospar and helcom see that there is a strong need to cooperate on the implementation of their respective regional seas strategies and action plans, as well as the coherent implementation of other.
Adopted 4 march 2015, having regard to article 20, paragraph 1 b of the helsinki convention. Submitted by helcom secretariat reference helcom ospar tg ballast 320, doc 82 background this helcom publication, the guide to alien species and ballast water management in the baltic sea, has been drafted by the helcom project aliens 3, coordinated by the helcom secretariat, with input from the experts from helcom. Helcom acquis helsinki convention 1974 and revised in 1992 helcom recommendations ministerial commitments. Helcom baltic marine environment protection commission helsinki commission is the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, also known as the helsinki convention. January 2016 multilateral environmental agreements to which the eu is a contracting party or a signatory titledate objective date of signature. The helcom interim guidance on technical and operational aspects of delivery of sewage by passenger ships to port reception facilities is a result of the outcome of the workshop on prfs in september 2011 in norrkoping, sweden, the workshop on nospecialfee system in. In line with the helcom bsap, the convention on biological diversity and the objective to halt biodiversity loss which was adopted by the heads of states and governments at the 2002 world summit on sustainable development.
Helcom moscow ministerial declaration to use the helcom initial holistic and thematic assessments of the baltic sea to support and facilitate the reporting under other international legislative frameworks and processes. The helsinki convention of 1992 currently in force pdf. Imo helcom regional workshop for the promotion of the london protocol and helsinki convention tallinn, estonia 6 to 8 april 2011. Helcom over 50 official helcom observers monika stankiewicz. For reasons of economy, the delegates are kindly requested to bring their own copies of the documents to the meeting page 1 of 3 agenda item 4 airborne emissions from ships and related measures document code.
Ballast water management in the baltic sea springerlink. The data attached as a separate zip file will be available prior to the publication and requests can be sent to the secretariat ms. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. Research and innovation for sustainability andrea wei. Research and innovation for sustainability 6 november 2018, park inn by radisson, copenhagen airport the 7th bonus forum and the 8th helcom baltic sea action. How to merge pdfs and combine pdf files adobe acrobat dc. Helcom ministerial meeting, 20 may 2010, moscow ecosystem health of the baltic sea national and overall implementation of the bsap joint platform for implementation of eu msfd in bsr helcom ministerial meeting, 20, denmark assess the effectiveness of measures, correct actions in needed. European regional seas conventions rscs, from helcom for the baltic sea, the black sea convention for the black sea, ospar for the northeast atlantic, and from unepmap for the mediterranean. Helcom requirements on dumping guidelines, reporting and. Maritime activities segment of the helcom baltic sea. Page 6 of 76 contracting parties to ratify, as soon as possible, the international convention for the control and management of ships ballast water and sediments. The complete helsinki convention is also available in pdf format latest. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the.
Helcomvasab msp working group intergovernmental msp cooperation in the baltic sea region laura meski, helcom secretariat anita makinen, cochair of helcomvasab msp working group msp seminar, helsinki, 20 may 2015. Overview of governance at the levels of the eu and helcom. Esatdor governance papers the baltic marine environment. The baltic sea as a time machine for the future coastal ocean. Helcom, the baltic marine environment protection commission, has the role of a policy maker in the baltic sea region, developing common environmental objectives and actions which are unanimously. Recommendation in accordance with the reporting format of the baltic. Benefits of macroregional environmental and sustainability. Ecological recycling agriculture to reduce nutrient pollution.
Toxins accumulate in food web resulting in marine mammals and fish suffer from reproductive and immunological disorders. Baltic marine environment protection commission helcom governs the regional legal treaty from 1974 the helsinki convention and applies e cosystem approach to the management of. The present contracting parties to helcom are denmark, estonia, european. The convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, 1992, entered into force on 17 january 2000.
Maritime activities segment of the helcom baltic sea action plan. Monitoring of physical, chemical and biological variables of the open sea started in 1979, monitoring of radioactive substances in the baltic sea started in 1984. The issue paper evolved over the course of several rounds of commenting by the rscs, which. Maritime activities segment of the helcom baltic sea action plan towards a baltic sea with maritime activities carried out in an environmentally friendly way introduction the strategic goal of helcom is to have maritime activities in the baltic sea carried out in an environmentally friendly way. The contracting parties should stop the production of pcbs and pcts and the marketing of articles and equipment containing pcbspcts from 1987 on. Regional action plan on marine litter rap ml the commission, being concerned of the harmful effects of marine litter on the marine ecosystem such as entanglement.
Imohelcom regional workshop for the promotion of the. Mar 22, 2006 any contracting party to the 1974 convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area, which upon the entry into force of this convention, suspends the application of an annex or part thereof, shall apply the corresponding annex or part thereof to the 1974 convention for the period of suspension. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area helcom. Jan 12, 2014 the interviews and other data were analyzed by applying the empirical methods of qualitative content analysis roberts 1997.
For some users using ie browser, pdf documents might not be opened. In general, the analysis proceeded by first identifying the key elements of each countrys national baltic sea eutrophication prevention endeavors and the most important mechanisms to support them. The manual is organized along 11 monitoring programmes figure 1. Helcom guide to alien species and ballast water management in. Helsinki commission helcom maritime 20 maritime group th meeting szczecin, poland, 2628 november 20 note by secretariat. This website has limited functionality with javascript. The monitoring activities under the programmes are grouped thematically and presented in 17 programme topic files. Helcom helsinki commission, the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area has adopted an environmental protection programme with a vision of a healthy baltic sea environment, with diverse biological components functioning in. The baltic sea countries have been quite successful in preventing major pollution spills from shipping, and establishing a system to monitor ship traffic and detect illegal oil spills using aerial and satellite surveillance. The 1992 helsinki convention entered into force on 17 january 2000.
Introduction monitoring is since long a wellestablished function of the helsinki convention. Following the enlargement in 2004, the european union comprises all the baltic sea riparian countries except russia, and a. The work for coordinated pollution preparedness and response takes place within the regular regional cooperation of helcom, based on the 19741992 helsinki convention. How we do it in practice convention on the conservation of. Sources of contaminants are industries, landbased activities, air deposition, and activities at sea, such as harbours, shipping, industry, and oil spills. Meeting documents can be opened and saved to local computer by clicking the name of the document. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic. Prevention of pollution from agriculture to the helsinki convention helcom. The baltic marine environment protection commission helcom 1. Helcom habitat 92007, document 72 annex 1 helcom recommendation on harmonization of methods of sampling and reporting the amount and type of marine litter on the beach within the baltic sea region the commission, recalling paragraph 1 of the article 24 of the helsinki convention.
These guidelines were adopted by helcom 362015 after the revision, in accordance with the 20 imo london protocol and london convention specific guidelines for assessment of dredged material. References state of the baltic sea second helcom holistic. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, collect and track feedback, and share pdfs for free. Both ospar and helcom see that there is a strong need to cooperate on the implementation of their respective regional seas strategies and action plans, as well as the coherent implementation of other activities in the two areas such as the eu marine strategy framework directive. Helcom requirements on dumping guidelines, reporting and revision mikhail durkin, helcom imo helcom regional workshop promotion of the london protocol and the helsinki convention. Users of pdf copies are requested to check against the official online version. The governing body of the convention is the helsinki commission baltic marine environment protection commission also known as helcom. Helcom balex delta in the case of a major oil or chemical spill in the baltic sea, international assistance from some or all baltic coastal countries may be needed. Introduction to the case study the baltic sea is a semienclosed brackish sea located in northern europe with a surface area of 4,000 km. Helsinki commission helcom habitat 72005 nature protection and biodiversity group seventh meeting kalmar, sweden, 1014 october 2005.
Once you merge pdfs, you can send them directly to your email or download the file. 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. Convention for the control and management of ships ballast water and sediments bwm. 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 was established about four decades ago to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation. The original helsinki convention of 1974 pdf helcom.
Helcom is the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area and works to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of. Maritime activities segment of the helcom baltic sea action plan towards a baltic sea with maritime activities carried out in an environmentally friendly. Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area helsinki convention international treaty law signed originally in 1974 in force 1980, revised in 1992 in force 2000 ratified by all nine baltic sea coastal states and the eu governing body. The official version of the manual for marine monitoring in the combine programme of helcom is always available electronically via the helcom home page the manual was last updated on 31 july 2017. Prevention of pollution from agriculture to the helsinki convention helcom, into national swedish legislation. Blue mussels are sensitive to heavy metals and other pollution, since they are filter feeders and accumulate metals directly. To change the order of your pdfs, drag and drop the files. You can merge pdfs or a mix of pdf documents and other files. Helcom sustainable fisheries group a baltic example of closer cooperation between management of fisheries and marine environment helcom task force on migratory fish species under the fish group regional workshop on eel and the baltic sea, stockholm, sweden, on 29 november 1 december 2017. Amendments to the convention on the protection of the marine. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf.
Helcom is the governing body of the convention on the protection of the marine environment of the baltic sea area and works to protect the marine environment of the baltic sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation between denmark, estonia, the european community, finland, germany, latvia, lithuania. Eutrophication transpose the requirements of the legally binding annex iii. 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. The contracting parties to the helsinki convention, have agreed in the baltic sea action. 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. Taking into consideration the amendment procedure for the annexes of the 1992 helsinki convention, as contained in article 32 of that convention, resolves. Submitted by helcom secretariat reference helcomospar tg ballast 320, doc 82 background this helcom publication, the guide to alien species and ballast water management in the baltic sea, has been drafted by the helcom project aliens 3, coordinated by the helcom secretariat, with input from the experts from helcom member states.
1545 1176 314 1083 636 1099 1186 694 1498 753 1120 1173 20 770 1147 1063 1485 244 1185 1563 921 949 1042 496 1273 1182 1083 330 281 876 1020 553 1355 466 941 666 514 1031 474 1470 345 564 588 709 212 801 798 958