THEME OF THE ISSUESumming up the results of the year 2004
Interview with the CCB Executive Secretary
In the interview, Gunnar Noren, the Coalition Clean Baltic Executive Secretary, answers the questions about:
- The year 2004 for Coalition Clean Baltic;
- The main environmental problems for the Baltic Sea;
- Major accomplishments by CCB in 2004;
- CCB failures in 2004;
- Main challenges CBB is facing.
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NEWS
The Baltic Sea Day 2005 in St.Petersburg
The International Environmental Forum "Baltic Sea Day" was held in St.Petersburg on 22-23 March 2005. Over 350 participants from all Baltic countries took part in it.
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European Environmental Bureau Water Seminar in Brussels
Overview for the CCB members by Maret Merisaar, CCB Water Policy Officer
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Latvia: Finnish pulp factory threatens local forests
Latvia's 1500ha Ozolsala forest, containing trees over 100 years old, is presently threatened by the plans of Finnish pulp company Metsaliitto to build a gigantic new pulp mill in the area. Although public property, the forest is practically being privatized and given as a gift to Baltic Pulp, of which Metsaliitto is a majority owner.
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Russian environmentalists study advanced environmental practices in Sweden and Norway
In the beginning of March 2005, twenty ecoNGO activists from the North-West Russia visited Sweden and Norway to study advanced environmental practices.
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Caspian fish caught near Finnish shores
Round goby, an alien fish, originating from the Caspian Sea, has began to spread throughout the Baltic Sea. The first specimen of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) has recently been discovered in the coastal waters of Finland.
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Baltic Sea - GIWA Regional assessment 17
The Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA), a water programme led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the report on the Baltic Sea environment. This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Baltic Sea region, one of the largest brackish water areas in the world.
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MEPs capitulate over EU marine sulphur limits
The European parliament has reached a compromise deal with EU governments on new ship fuel quality legislation that ditches its earlier attempts to introduce tougher controls on sulphur content.
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EEA circulates "core set" of EU green indicators
The European Environment Agency has released a guide to the "core set" of 37 environmental indicators that will underpin other EU indicator-based assessments of green progress.
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HELCOM to develop an Action Plan for the Baltic Sea
HELCOM will begin to develop an Action Plan based on Ecological Quality Objectives in order to achieve a healthy Baltic Sea.
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Can cod help to clean up the Baltic Sea?
As well as providing someone with a tasty meal, the cod may do their bit to help clean up the Baltic Sea. But how?
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HELCOM delegation pays a visit to Ukraine
The Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, Arturas Daubaras, along with the Executive Secretary, Anne Christine Brusendorff, paid a visit to Kiev on 19th April to discuss possible ways to further cooperation with Ukraine on issues of transboundary pollution. During the visit, the HELCOM delegation was met by the Minister of Environment Protection of Ukraine, Pavlo Ignatenko.
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Atmospheric supply of nitrogen, lead, cadmium, mercury and lindane to the Baltic Sea in 2002
Report on atmospheric supply of nitrogen, lead, cadmium, mercury and lindane to the Baltic Sea in 2002 is now available on HELCOM web site.
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COMING EVENTS
The CCB Baltic Conference
will be held in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad region, Russia. The programme starts on afternoon/evening Friday 27 May and ends on Sunday 29 May. "Water Pollution of Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea Catchment Area. With special attention on Kaliningrad" is the headline for this year Conference. Welcome with your registration to the CCB Secretariat at the LATEST 10th of May.
For more information, invitation and registration form please see
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Specialist Seminar: "Dealing with Environmental Risks and Catastrophes in Coastal Areas in the Baltic Region"
The specialist Seminar will be held in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday the 22nd June 2005.
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Baltic Sustainability Community meets in Latvia
The Baltic sustainability community will soon meet in Jurmala, Latvia on 11-14 May 2005, on the occasion of the 2nd International Conference on INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY- Baltic Sea Region sharing knowledge internally, across Europe, and worldwide - "SHARING".
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CCB Summer Course, 2005
The CCB Summer Course "Our Common Baltic" will this year be arranged 27 June - 3July. Deadline for sending in applications is 15 May.
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The Vth Baltic Sea NGO Forum
The Vth Baltic Sea NGO Forum will be held in Gdynia, Poland, on 12-13 May 2005. The Forum is organised under the auspices of the Council of the Baltic Sea States.
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