HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas
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The Declaration of the Joint Ministerial meeting of HELCOM and OSPAR in Bremen 2003 states that, by 2010, an ecologically coherent network of well-managed marine protected areas should be established in the Baltic Sea and the North East Atlantic. This network should include Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPAs) in the Baltic Sea and Marine Protected Areas in the North East Atlantic, including the Natura 2000 network. According to the Ministerial Declaration, the assessment of the ecological coherence of the network should be done in 2010 and periodically thereafter.
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EU Habitats and Birds Directive (Natura 2000)
Learn more According to the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Article 3 “A coherent European ecological network of special areas of conservation shall be set up under the title Natura 2000. This network, composed of sites hosting the natural habitat types listed in Annex I and habitats of the species listed in Annex II, shall enable the natural habitat types and the species' habitats concerned to be maintained or, where appropriate, restored at a favourable conservation status in their natural range”. In addition, Article 10 of the Directive states that “Where they consider it necessary, Member States shall endeavour to improve the ecological coherence of Natura 2000 by maintaining, and where appropriate developing, features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild fauna and flora”. According to the EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) Article 3, “Member States shall take the requisite measures to preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for all the species of birds [listed in the Annex I]”. These measures include, for example, creation of protected areas, re-establishment of destroyed biotopes, and creation of biotopes.
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ICES Baltic Sea Regional Project (BSRP)
Learn more With the aim to improve the health of the Baltic Sea Large Marine Ecosystem, the coastal states have grouped together with the support of a number of key organisations, to set up the innovative Baltic Sea Regional Project (BSRP).
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Recent WWF Workshop on "Integrated Sea Use Management - Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef"
Learn more WWF and its partners are proud to have been able to host the workshop on "Integrated Sea Use Management - Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef" last month. Five workshops were held in four countries in the Baltic Sea region. Participants included government agencies and authorities (ranging from EC and HELCOM to ministries and local authorities), actors from various sectors (such as shipping, fisheries, wind energy, tourism, and coastal development), and other interest groups. In total, over 200 people participated in the various workshops.
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The Baltic Sea is an extraordinary place and, is indeed a place like no other. It is one of the youngest seas on our planet, emerging fromt the last ice age just 10 000-15 000 years ago. It is a temperate ecosystem, that has gone through dynamic transformations from a huge marine bay to a large freshwater lake to its present condition as one of the largest brackish water ecosystems in the world.... 
