External meeting
HELCOM Stakeholder Conference "Towards a Sea Unaffected by Hazardous Substances: The ‘One Baltic’ Approach" 2025
March 31, 2025
External meeting
HELCOM Stakeholder Conference "Towards a Sea Unaffected by Hazardous Substances: The ‘One Baltic’ Approach" 2025
Start date: March 31, 2025
End date: March 31, 2025
Time: 10:00 (timezone: Helsinki / Riga)
Place: Online
Address:
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) – is an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) and a regional sea convention in the Baltic Sea area. A regional platform for environmental policy making, HELCOM was established in 1974 to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution.
Description
The HELCOM Stakeholder Conference "Towards a Sea Unaffected by Hazardous Substances: The ‘One Baltic’ Approach" 2025 took place on 31 March 2025 from 10:00 to 16:00 EEST (Helsinki time) The one-day online event focused on hazardous substances.
Hazardous substances (chemical contaminants/pollution) frequently enter the Baltic Sea, placing immense pressure on its ecosystems. Over 100,000 chemicals are commercially available across Europe, most of which are rarely monitored in the marine environment, and many of which have unknown toxicity or transformation products. Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved the management framework, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
The conference reviewed the latest advancements in applying a new holistic approach to managing hazardous substances, to ensure the health of the Baltic Sea through the ‘One Baltic’ approach. Building on existing knowledge, it identified ways a broad stakeholder community can support key actions toward the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) goal ‘a Baltic Sea unaffected by hazardous substances’.
CCB participant in the event:
- CCB Projects Manager
- Camille Fraizy, CCB Network Officer
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretary
Recording from the event:
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
Hazardous substances (chemical contaminants/pollution) frequently enter the Baltic Sea, placing immense pressure on its ecosystems. Over 100,000 chemicals are commercially available across Europe, most of which are rarely monitored in the marine environment, and many of which have unknown toxicity or transformation products. Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved the management framework, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
The conference reviewed the latest advancements in applying a new holistic approach to managing hazardous substances, to ensure the health of the Baltic Sea through the ‘One Baltic’ approach. Building on existing knowledge, it identified ways a broad stakeholder community can support key actions toward the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) goal ‘a Baltic Sea unaffected by hazardous substances’.
CCB participant in the event:
- CCB Projects Manager
- Camille Fraizy, CCB Network Officer
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretary
Recording from the event:
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.