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Sail
for a
Cleaner Baltic
START in
Borgholm, Öland.
4 July 2006, 10.00
a.m.
www.clean-baltic-sail.nu |
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Welcome
to Baltic 06!
We
have the pleasure of inviting you to the CCB Annual Conference
Baltic 06 and the CCB 15th General Meeting, which will
be held in Lviv in Ukraine, 19-21 May 2006
More information |
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HUMPBACK WHALE IN GDANSK BAY
Great News !!!!
A 12 m long whale has founds
it way to the Baltic Sea. It was discovered in Gdansk Bay
in the end of March. It probably feeds on sprat and herring
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CCB
presentation at GWP meeting in Bratislava
CCB,
Gunnar Noren, presented the CCB work on Sustainable
wastewater management for the Global Water Partnerships
Central and East-European (GWP CEE) Council, 8 April
2006 in Bratislava , Slovak republic. GWP CEE has expressed
an interest for cooperation with CCB, when they are developing
a new programme on Eco-Sanitation in CEE.
View
the presentation here (pdf 2,7 mb)
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2005 |
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Nitrogen
removal or not? That is still the question!
For
a long time Swedish scientists have debated the effectiveness
and the consequences of reducing Swedish emissions of nitrogen
in order to abate the eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. The discussions have
led nowhere and during 2005 the Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency engaged an international expert panel for an objective
evaluation.
Tellingly,
the expert panel is also divided concerning the effects of
nitrogen removal to the Baltic Sea. But, in their report they
stress the importance of putting efforts into reducing phosphorous.
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the full report here (pdf 1.8 mb) |
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New
regulations for wastewater treatment in Finland
In
the beginning of 2004 new regulations for wastewater treatment
for households outside the municipal sewer network were introduced
in Finland. Hopefully this will lead to improved water quality,
but could lead to that wastewater treatment plants will have
to treat considerably higher amounts of nutrients.
Read
the FSNE paper about the introduction of the new Finnish legislation here. |
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Welcome
to CCB Summer Course, 2006
Do you want to learn more about the
Baltic Sea? This years course "Our Common Baltic"
will be held 26 June - 2 July. Application submission deadline:
12 March.
More information |
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CCB
appeal concerning Lebyazhij Nature Reserve
The appeal supports the proposals to the Project "Regional
Complex Nature Reserve Lebyazhij" prepared by Friends
of the Baltic and Green World, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The
Letter in
English
The
Letter in Russian |
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North European Gas pipe-line
The
HELCOM HOD18 meeting in Helsinki on 12-13 Dember 2005 was
the first public" who had a chance to hear the presentation
by the recently established Russian German Gas Concortium
on the planned future activities to estimate the environmental
impacts when constructing a North European Gas pipe-line.
Now the floor is open for comments.
View
the presentation by the Concortium
Photo from the presentation
at the HELCOM HOD meeting by Maret Merisaar, CCB Water Policy
Officer |
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Call
for CCB/SIDA Project Proposals 2007
Environmental organisations in Russia,
Belarus and Ukraine are eligable to apply. Deadline for applications:
1 March 2006
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information |
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CCB
Appeal to the Russian President
Coalition Clean Baltic asks the Russian
President to protect the nature and environment values on
the South Shore of the Gulf of Finland.
Letter to the Russian
President |
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CCB Seminars
Three CCB Seminars
were organised in October-December 2005:
- CCB 4th Seminar on Working under the EU Water Framework
Directive, 16-17 December, 2005, Tallinn, Estonia
- CCB Seminar on Salmon Poaching in the Baltic Sea Area,
17-18 December, 2005, Tallinn Estonia
- CCB National Seminar on Sustainable Wastewater Management
- solutions for households and villages, 30 November - 1
December, 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia
More information |
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Popular
brochure on HELCOM Baltic Sea
Action Plan released
In June 2005 the HELCOM Member States
and the EU decided to create a new innovative environmental
strategy for the Baltic Sea. HELCOM has prepared a brochure
with information on the planned Baltic Sea Action Plan.
HELCOM Press-release
View
the brochure
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Map
of Baltic River Basins
CCB cooperation partner, Centre for
Environmental Initiatives, Russia, has published the Map of
Baltic River Basins. This 70x100 cm poster shows all major
river basins in the Baltic Sea drainage area. The river basins
that belong to different parts of the Baltic Sea have shades
of different colours. The map also shows the canals that connect
the Baltic Sea drainage area to the surrounding basins
Take
a look at the map here |
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CCB
was introduced at an international NGO-forum in North-West
Russia
CCB's
Water Policies Officer, Maret Merisaar represented CCB at an international conference assessing
the state of the development and future perspectives of the
civil society in Russia. The confernce was held in
Petrozavodsk 15-16 September 2005.
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more about the meeting here. |
Petrozavodsk
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CCB
Press-release on the outcome of the 31 st Session of the International
Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC), 5-9 September 2005,
Visby, Sweden
EU
and Russia agreed on fishing quota 2006 for the threatened
eastern cod stock, at a level 230 % higher than the scientific
advice. Overexploited Baltic cod stocks are still at risk
for the long-term survival.
2/3
of all wild Baltic salmon river populations are threatened,
but IBSFC's recommendations still allow for extensive catches
of the salmon in mixed open-sea fisheries.
Read
the full press-release here |
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IBSFC
31 th meeting, 5-9 September 2005, Visby, Sweden
Read
about CCB's proposals for the very last IBSFC session that
were held in Visby, Sweden between 5-9 September.
You
find the CCB postition paper here.
(Word
48 kB) |
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INSPIRING
MEETINGS AT OUR COMMON BALTIC 2005
Between
27 th June and 3 rd July 2005, participants from Russia, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus gathered to learn more
about the Baltic Sea in CCB's summer course Our Common Baltic.
Read
more about the course here. |
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CCB
Member Organisations Meet in International Protest Camp
The
participants representing NGOs from 5 countries protested
against dangerous pesticides disposal site in Belarus. 450
tonnes of dangerous chemicals are buried at a site near the
Western Dvina river. The site is 5 000 sq.meters and leakage
into the river finally end up in the Baltic Sea where it has
its outflow.
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more about the camp |
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CCB
Member Organisation Wins Environmental Prize
The environmental NGO ECODEFENSE!
from Kaliningrad, Russia was awarded with the "Environment
for people prize", for the protection of the Baltic environment
and environmental education of students, teachers and politicians.
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CCB
RiverWatch CD-ROM
Presentation of CCB River Watch, an integral part of the CCB
Priority Areas. Download the zip-file and view the presentation
on your pc.
Publications |
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New
Webpage on Neman/Nemunas river
In March 2005 a new and excellent webpage on the values and
environmental problems on the Neman/Nemunas river was launched
in Belarus by Nina Palutskaya. Don't miss this interesting
information.
Website |
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Nemunas
"Hot spots"
Klick the map with RED SPOTS and GREEN SPOTS to find interesting
information.
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CCB
Hot Spots
Baltic Sea Hot Spots - Hazards and
Potential in the Baltic Region. An updated map is now online.
More information |
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Welcome
to Baltic 05!
We
have the pleasure of inviting you to the CCB Annual Conference
Baltic 05. The conference will be held in Svetlogorsk in Kaliningrad,
Russia 27-29 May 2005
More information |
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CCB
appeal to Lithuanian Parliament
CCB
urges the Lithuanian Parliament to reconsider the recent initiatives
to revise the list of 147 rivers, established in 2004, where
spawning habitats for migrating fish are protected and construction
of Hydro Power plants is prohibited, and to allow construction
of new Hydro Power plants in previously protected rivers.
CCB appeal letter |
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CCB
wishes you
A
Merry Christmas and
A
Happy New Year
Thank you for all
your efforts for improving the Baltic Sea Environment during
2005.
The efforts will
continue in 2006 and we are looking forward to working with
you - for a cleaner Baltic.
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Upcoming
CCB Seminars
Sign
up yourself for the coming CCB Seminars:
- CCB 4th Seminar on Working under the EU Water Framework Directive,
16-17 December, 2005, Tallinn, Estonia
- CCB Seminar on Salmon Poaching in the Baltic Sea Area, 17-18
December, 2005, Tallinn Estonia
- CCB National Seminar on Sustainable Wastewater Management
- solutions for households and villages, 30 November - 1 December,
2005, St. Petersburg, Russia
More information and registration |
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Welcome
to CCB Summer Course, 2005
Do
you want to learn more about the Baltic Sea?
The CCB Summer
Course "Our Common Baltic" will be held this year
27 June - 3 July. Application submission deadline: 15 May.
More information |
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CCB
Newsletter
Welcome to the
CCB Newsletter on the Internet!
Editor: Alexander Fedorov, cei@cei.ru, Centre for Environmental Initiatives. Please find previous
CCB Newsletter issues here. |
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CCB
Press Release, 2 March 2005
Russia
blocks new guidelines on requirements for Environmental Impact
Assessments (EIAs) for harmful installations in the Baltic
Sea Region, at the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) meeting 1-2
March 2005. CCB
requests HELCOM to assess the problem of Industrial hog rearing
farms in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Situation
for the Baltic Sea worse than expected
It
is possible that the Baltic Sea Ecosystem has flipped and
is currently locked into a eutrophic state. This can be read
in a scientific report recently published by the Swedish Environmental
Advisory Council.
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Congratulations
Maria Staniszewska:
On February 10 the prizewinners of
the 2005 Baltic Sea Fund were announced. Coalition Clean Baltic
is very happy to congratulate Maria Staniszewska, member of
the CCB Board and President of the CCB member organization
Polski Klub Ekologiczny (PKE).
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Time
to apply for CCB/Sida financial project support
Coalition
Clean Baltic, in co-operation with the Swedish Society for
Nature Conservation, SSNC, and the Swedish International Development
Co-operation Agency, Sida, funds projects and information
activities run by environmental non-governmental organisations
in non-EU member states in the Baltic Sea Catchment area.
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CCB
message to Nordic
and Baltic politicians:
Baltic cod are at risk of extinction
if the scientific advice for catch quotas for 2005 is not
followed in the EU negotiations in November.
CCB Press
release English (PDF 10Kb)
CCB Press
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Prize
to CCB
CCB recieved the Nordic Council Environment Award. The prize
sum is DKK 350,000. The theme this year was protection of
the Nordic Marine environment. The prize ceremony will be
held at the Nordic Council Session in Stockholm, 1-3 November.
Read More
Nordic
Council Nature and Environment Award 2004, presented to CCB
on the evening of 2 November at the Stockholm City Hall. Photos
from Stockholm City Hall
Prize diploma to CCB (pdf 328 kb) |
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Outcome
of IBSFC meeting 6-10 Sept
Baltic
cod stock - Still at risk
Cod fishing quota will be decided by EU Fishery Ministers
in late 2004, 2/3 of all wild Baltic salmon river populations
is still threatened. EC DG Fisheries made urgent request to
protect the overfished Eastern Baltic cod stock, despite Poland
and Denmark aiming at high cod quotas. EC needs all support
to be able to successfully implement a sustainable Baltic
cod fishery.
Press
Release (word, 37 kb)
CCB Position Paper
(word, 48 kb)
Photos from IBSFC meeting |
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Sustainable
Baltic Sea Fisheries - The way forward
A new study, on fisheries in Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Sweden, from CCB was
presented 28 June 2004. One important action needed is: Mandatory
comparison of tax records,landing catches sales records for
each individual fishery- sector enterprise.
Report
(pdf, 1,1 MB)
Annex 01 Jurkalne
Example (pdf, 88 kb)
Annex 02 Key players in
the Baltic Sea (pdf, 116 kb) |
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CCB
Challenges Baltic Prime Ministers
On Monday 21st of June the Baltic Prime Ministers and European
Commission will meet in Tallinn at the Baltic Summit 2004,
and e.g. discuss the new mandate for BA21 - sustainable development
in the Baltic Sea Region. Here you can read the CCB concerns
and proposals.
CCB position (word, 64 kb),
CCB Baltic04
Resolution ( word, 63 kb) |
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Welcome
to Baltic 04!
We now have the pleasure to invite you to the CCB Baltic 04
Conference and the 14th CCB General Meeting, which will be
held in Nelijärve, Estonia, 21-23 May.
More information |
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CCB
Summer Course
Do you want to learn more about the Baltic Sea? The CCB Summer
Course "Our Common Baltic" will this year be arranged
28 June - 4 July. Deadline for sending in applications is
15 May.
More information |
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Opening
on the 5th of May
A new Fisheries Secretariat has been opened. The mission of
the secretariat is to promote the work on international sustainable fisheries.
With the aid of information and lobbyism we are hoping to contribute to
a change in fisheries policies both within the EU and internationally.
More info http://www.fishsec.org |
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VICTORY
for Baltic Sea protection!
One
of the world´s most extraordinary seas has finally been
given the protection it desperately deserves! The International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) today decided to designate the
Baltic Sea as a "Particularly Sensitive Sea Area".
More information you can get on the WWF International website.
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information |
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Pressrelease
3 March 2004
Assess the environmental impact
of the industrial pig farms rules Helcom. Polish green groups opens up the debate on international
level.
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more (pdf, 100 kb) |
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Congratulations!
Award to the CCB Chairman
Mr. Valdur Lahtvee, the Chairman
of CCB, has on the 5th of February 2004, been awarded with
the orden of White Star by the President of the Republic
of Estonia. The motivation for the award was for the contribution
by Mr. Valdur Lathvee to the Environment Protection and and
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Support
the campaign
to stop the oil extraction in the Baltic Sea
by Russian LUKOIL company.
Print out the postcard.
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Good
news from Russia
"ALUMINUM JINN" - Green World video film received
the First Prise on 7-th
Russian Festival of Env ironmental Films. The authors of the
video: Gennady
Shabarin, Oleg Bodrov, Elena Makeeva, NGO GREEN WORLD.
It was October 7 in St. Petersburg.
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CCB
disappointed
on the outcome from
the IBSFC meeting!
Baltic Cod Fishing Quotas for 2004 - still a threat for the
long term survival of the Baltic cod. The Cod stock is planned
to be overfished with 45% for year 2004.
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New
River film available
An english version of the environmental
educational video "Is the river alive?" produced
in Latvia is now available. The film is mainly made as a tool
for teachers and students as well as for other people that
are interested in monitoring the environmental state and biodiversity
of rivers.
You
can order the film from the CCB Baltic Sea Secretariat in
Latvia. Read
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CCB
Priority Areas
Sustainable wastwater
management
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