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Will the mysterious summit save the Baltic Sea?Published 10.2.2010 Today those who have made a commitment to concrete actions in order to save the Baltic Sea gather together in the Finlandia Hall in an event titled the Baltic Sea Action Summit. What can we expect from this first-of-a-kind event? » |
Finland 1 European Commission 0 - but what about the Baltic Sea?Published 20.11.2009 Last October, the European Court of Justice dismissed the Commission’s request to declare that "the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations” with regards to waste water treatment. But what does this mean for the Baltic Sea? » |
EU strategy aspires to combat eutrophicationPublished 23.9.2009 European Commission took a major step towards saving the Baltic Sea when it published its Communication on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the related Action Plan in June this year. Only few weeks later, Sweden took over the EU Presidency. It was no surprise that the development of this strategy was given a high priority on the Swedish agenda, which is now to be adopted in October 2009. » |
Rehevöityminen: Itämeren ikuinen murheenkryyni?Published 25.3.2009 Itämeren tila on huono. Se on jopa niin huono, että merta pidetään yhtenä maailman saastuneimmista. Itämeri on ainutlaatuinen murtovesialue, joka fysiologisten ominaisuuksiensa johdosta on poikkeuksellisen herkkä ulkoisille rasitteille. Tällaisia ovat muun muassa ylikalastus, tulokaslajit, rehevöityminen, laivaliikenne, mereen päätyvät ympäristömyrkyt, jätteet ja saasteet, sekä ilmastonmuutos. Lukuisista yrityksistä huolimatta emme ole onnistuneet parantamaan meren tilaa riittävästi. » |
