Links

Intergovernmental organisations
HELCOM – the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission  www.helcom.fi
Baltic 21 – The Baltic Agenda 21 for sustainable development   www.baltic21.org
CBSS - Council of the Baltic Sea States  www.cbss.st
IMO - International Maritime Organisation  www.imo.org/home.asp
NASCO - North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Programme www.nasco.int
VASAB 2010 – Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea 2010  www.vasab.org
ASCOBANS, The Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas www.ascobans.org

Environmental NGOs
CCB Member organisations www.ccb.se/ccb/members.html
EEB – Europe Environmental Bureau – www.eeb.org
Seas at Risk  www.seas-at-risk.org
Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat www.airclim.org/secretariat/index.php
TRN - Taiga Rescue Network  www.taigarescue.org
TEIA - Transboundary Environmental Information Agency  www.teia.org
WWF- World Wide Fund for Nature www.panda.org
The Fisheries Secretariat www.fishsec.org

Baltic Fund for Nature http://bfn.org.ru/maineng.htm

Other international organisations
IUCN – World Headquarters  www.iucn.org
MSC - Marine Stewardship Council  www.msc.org
GWP - The Global Water Partnership www.gwpforum.org/servlet/PSP 
UBC – Union of the Baltic Cities  www.ubc.net
GIWA – Global International Waters Assessement www.unep.org/dewa/giwa/
WHO, World Health organisation  www.who.int/en
BSP - Baltic Sea Project  www.bspinfo.lt
BUP – Baltic University Programme  www.balticuniv.uu.se
GREENPEACE  www.greenpeace.org/International

EU Institutions
European Commission  http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
– Directorate General for Environment  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
– Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/fisheries/index_en.htm
Council of the European Union www.consilium.europa.eu
European Parliament  www.europarl.europa.eu
– Environment committee http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=ENVI
EEA; European Environment Agency  www.eea.europa.eu
Joint Research Centre, European Commission  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm
OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development  www.oecd.org
The Green Spider (network of EU environment Ministries and national environmental agencies in Europe) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/networks/greenspider/index_en.htm
Implementation and enforcement of Environmental law (IMPEL) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/impel/

Baltic Sea links
BALLERINA – Baltic Sea Region on-line environmental information resources
for internet access   www.baltic-region.net/
UNEP/GRID - Arendal link page – various Baltic resources,
United Nations Environment Programme  www.grida.no
BASICS – Baltic Sea Region Statistical Database on Sustainable Development,
Natural Resources and Environment  www.grida.no/basics/index.htm
Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region  www.ee.baltic21
United Nations Environment Programme  www.unep.org/
SMF- Stockholm Marine Research Centre  www.smf.su.se/english/
Finnish Institute on Marine Research  www.fimr.fi/en.html
SEI - Swedish Environment Institute  www.sei.se
Baltic Marine Environment Bibliography  www.baltic.vtt.fi
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)  www.ices.dk
EurOcean - Focal point for information on marine science and technology  www.eurocean.org

Baltic Sea Portal www.itameriportaali.fi/en_GB/

Gender links
To find links connected to Gender issues click here