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Press Releases 2012

22.05.2012 Celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Work of HELCOM
21.05.2012 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS - HELCOM at the European Maritime Day 22 May 2012
09.05.2012 Few Oil Spills in the Baltic Sea Observed by Non-Stop Surveillance Operation
08.05.2012 Sixteen Baltic Sea Pollution Hot Spots Expected to Be Remediated
04.05.2012 Lowest Number of Illegal Oil Spills Ever Recorded in the Baltic Sea
19.04.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Samplings in Luga River Will Continue by Early May
18.04.2012 Baltic Oil Response Capacity Expected to Improve - HELCOM RELEASE
16.04.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Continuation of Luga Samplings Expected to Be Discussed this Week
11.04.2012 MEDIA RELEASE Core indicators and revision of the BSAP nutrient load reduction scheme in focus of spring MONAS meeting
13.03.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Joint Sampling Starts in River Luga Next Week
09.03.2012 Expert Reports Released: Setting the Baseline for Measuring the Baltic Marine Environment
07.03.2012 Major Milestones of HELCOM's Work in 2011 Highlighted in Statement by the Executive Secretary
07.03.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Nitrogen Load Reduction for the Baltic Sea Makes Progress in HELCOM Meeting
06.03.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Progress towards a Healthier Baltic Sea Assessed in HELCOM Meeting
05.03.2012 New Date - MEDIA ADVISORY: Current Baltic Sea Environment Affairs Discussed in HELCOM Meeting
05.03.2012 HELCOM Releases First Ever Checklist of Baltic Sea Macro-Species
29.02.2012 MEDIA ADVISORY - Baltic Sea Protection Reviewed by All HELCOM Countries in Annual Meeting
21.02.2012 Just Released: HELCOM Newsletter # 1 - February 2012
10.02.2012 Fertilizer Plant Joins in to Investigate the Phosphorus Source
07.02.2012 MEDIA RELEASE - Phosphorus Finding in Kingisepp Discussed Today
25.01.2012 Russian Fertiliser Plant ‘Phosphorit’ Visited by Authorities Today
18.01.2012 New Sampling Indicates Significant Source of Nutrient Pollution to the Gulf of Finland
 

Press Releases 2011

 

8.12.2011 MEDIA RELEASE - Accidental Spills from Ships in the Baltic Sea Addressed in Final Conference
07.12.2011 MEDIA ADVISORY - BRISK/BRISK-RU Final Conference Addressing Accidental Spills in the Baltic Sea
05.12.2011 Key Areas about Protecting the Baltic Sea Discussed in a HELCOM Meeting
28.11.2011 LAST CALL – Please Register to BRISK/BRISK-RU Final Conference by 30 November, 2011
24.11.2011 Compiled Pollution Data from All Baltic Sea Countries Released
15.11.2011 HELCOM Intensifies Efforts to Ensure Adequate Port Reception Facilities for Sewage
10.11.2011 Many Disciplines Join Together for Better Maritime Spatial Planning
11.10.2011 Call for Urgent Actions to Reduce Hazardous Substances in the Baltic Sea
5.10.2011 MEDIA ADVISORY: How to Manage the Priority Hazardous Substances in the Baltic Sea?
4.10.2011 HELCOM Identifies Core Features for Regular Assessment in the Baltic Sea
30.09.2011 In the Spotlight: Jorma Kämäräinen
13.9.2011 RESPONSE Group to approve a new regulation for Baltic shoreline response
07.09.2011 Wastewater treatment needs sustainable sludge management in municipalities
06.09.2011 Shared problems – shared solutions? Experts of Baltic Sea and Black Sea join forces on combatting eutrophication
05.09.2011 Experts sustain: nutrient loading into the Baltic Sea significantly reduced
03.09.2011 Another clean year in the Baltic: only minor oil found in aerial surveillance operation
30.08.2011 Oil disaster successfully prevented in Bornholm – in HELCOM exercise
15.08.2011 HELCOM proposal passed - passenger ship sewage discharge to be banned in the Baltic Sea
12.07.2011 HELCOM to stage a disaster response operation off Bornholm
15.06.2011 HELCOM releases Annual Report on 2010 activities
14.06.2011 HELCOM announces the elimination of four major pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea area
14.06.2011 HELCOM to consider new activities in support of the Baltic recovery programme
20.05.2011 HELCOM to explore ways to strengthen the protection of Baltic species and habitats
18.05.2011 HELCOM releases a risk assessment of oil spills in the Baltic
17.05.2011 HELCOM to delete several Lithuanian sewage treatment plants from the list of Baltic’s major polluters
11.05.2011 Second call for participants: HELCOM events at the European Maritime Day in Poland
04.05.2011 HELCOM achieves a major decrease in illegal oil discharges in the Baltic
14.04.2011 Call for participants: HELCOM events at the European Maritime Day in Poland
11.04.2011 HELCOM to review efforts in setting up a comprehensive system to monitor Baltic recovery
05.04.2011 HELCOM suggests measures to restore salmon and sea trout river populations
15.03.2011 Seeking new local actors and good practices to protect the Baltic Sea
11.03.2011 Full Communique and background document of the 2011 HELCOM Meeting released
09.03.2011 Statement by the Executive Secretary at the annual HELCOM Meeting
09.03.2011 HELCOM identifies key priority areas to facilitate the recreation of a healthy Baltic Sea
01.03.2011 HELCOM countries to discuss challenges ahead on the recovery of the Baltic Sea
23.02.2011 HELCOM countries report significant progress in reducing pollution to the Baltic Sea
03.02.2011 Media Advisory: Senior environment officials of the Baltic Sea countries to hold a joint press conference in Helsinki
19.01.2011 Sweden to host a Stakeholder Workshop on regional implementation of HELCOM’s action plan