🕰️ It’s HELCOM Through History time! 🕰️

A 10-year review of the Joint Comprehensive Programme (JCP) showed significant halfway progress. These included, decreasing discharges and emissions and reduced numbers of HELCOM Hot Spot pollution sites.

#HELCOMThroughHistory

✨Delighted to announce:
📷photo gallery &
📽️opening film MOTION
have both been published from the 50th anniversary event of HELCOM, held in Riga, Latvia on 25 April 2024, under the 🇱🇻Chairmanship of HELCOM 🎉
👉bit.ly/3QovjET
#HELCOM50 #BalticSea

Interested in non-indigenous species in the Baltic Sea? Join us! We are hiring. I can promise you that you will not get bored, and that you will be supported by an amazing team all along the way. helcom.fi/about-us/vacan… HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission

What goes up, must come down...

🎈🎈🎈 🎈↗️⛅⬇️🌊

Millions of balloons released yearly harm marine life & litter beaches.

Let's #CelebrateBetter by avoiding balloon releases with KIMO International HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission!

Learn more: helcom.fi/CelebrateBetter

Watch: youtu.be/b12BoOvbMiQ

During the spring, the Swedish Coast Guard will fly more frequently in Finnish airspace within the HELCOM cooperation framework. The civil aerial surveillance to detect releases of #oil or other #harmfulsubstances is a long-running collaboration.
👉bit.ly/3y5YO7S

🌊Thanks HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission for the excellent Anniversary event last week in Riga. It was a fantastic platform to remind about #BSAPFund and how it helps to accelerate concrete actions for the health of the #BalticSea .

Very pleased to welcome H.E. Deniz Çakar, Ambassador of #Türkiye , and 1st Counsellor Ş. Bengü Tetik to the HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission premises today to discuss commonalities between our regions and related options for cooperation. Türkiye in Finland

Helsinki Baltık Deniz Çevresi Koruma Komisyonu’nu (HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission) ziyaret ederek, HELCOM Genel Sekreteri Rüdiger Strempel ile önümüzdeki dönemde yapılabilecek ortak projeler hakkında görüş alışverişinde bulunduk 🐠

Ilma rahvusvahelise tegutsemiseta ei ole Läänemerel lootust. Läänemere kaitsega tegeleval Helsingi konvensioonil HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission täitus 50 aastat tegutsemist. Keskkonnaühendused rõhutasid sel puhul, et otsustajad ja poliitikud Läänemere ääres peavad tegema kõik endast oleneva, et

Yesterday the 2024 Ministerial Meeting on the Baltic Sea Marine Environment convened in Riga, Latvia. The participants reaffirmed their strong commitment for pursuing a healthy Baltic marine environment.
👉News release: ow.ly/G8a550Rp8cV

After 50 years of the Helsinki Convention, what is the future of the Baltic Sea – bright or bleak?

Read our latest #news from the Ministerial Conference of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
(HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission) this week in Riga, Latvia

👉wwfbaltic.org/newsroom/helco…

The 50th-anniversary event was truly inspiring, showcasing HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission's achievements and the challenges that lie ahead. It also included the Next Generation panel discussion, 'Are we ready for the future?' led by Silva Laure, Vice-Chair of the Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum,

🎉 Congratulations to HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission on reaching an incredible milestone of 50 years dedicated to preserving the wellbeing of the #BalticSea ! 🌊 It's been an honour to witness and be part of your journey, celebrating five decades of invaluable contributions to safeguarding this

Mehr #Meeresschutz für die #Ostsee 🌊 „Um unsere Meere konsequent zu schützen, braucht es gemeinsame Anstrengungen auf allen Ebenen – global, regional wie etwa die Kooperation im Rahmen von #HELCOM und auch lokal.“ Bundesumweltministerin SteffiLemke bmuv.de/PM10972

On April 25, 2024, Riga, Latvia, marked a significant moment in environmental diplomacy with the 50th anniversary celebrations of HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission - an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the protection of the #BalticSea 🇱🇻

Congratulations! 🎉
balticwind.eu/riga-hosts-mil…

25. aprīlī Rīgā, Latvijas Nacionālajā bibliotēkā, kopīgā sanāksmē pulcējās par Baltijas jūras vides aizsardzību atbildīgie ES dalībvalstu ministri un citi augsta līmeņa vienojās kopīgā Baltijas jūras vides aizsardzības deklarācijā
🌊varam.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/par…

📢 Survey: Do you know of any biodiversity monitoring community? (monitoring specific taxa or habitats)

We want to foster collaboration and harmonisation across communities and build more robust monitoring schemes. Help us connect the dots!
👉 biodiversa.eu/2024/04/26/sur…

Riga Hosts Milestone Event Celebrating 50 Years of Baltic Sea Environmental Cooperation.

HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission

balticwind.eu/riga-hosts-mil…

Indicator of the week: Ringed seal distribution

This indicator evaluates distribution of the ringed seal in the Baltic Sea. Good Environmental Status is not achieved, likely due to declining ice fields for breeding.

indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/ring…

#HELCOMindicators #BSAP #HOLAS3

Concluding remarks by Rüdiger Strempel and Jannica Haldin summarise the state of play at #HELCOM50 . The extraordinary 2023 State of the #BalticSea report deserves to be mentioned, being the most comprehensive assessment ever produced, resulting from deeply dedicated work 💥