Ms Christina Gestrin, Member of the Finnish Parliament, Vice-President of the Nordic Council, and Member of the BSPC Standing Committee, was appointed BSPC Rapporteur on Eutrophication in October 2007. The task of the Rapporteur is to monitor the implementation of the Policy Recommendations issued by the BSPC Working Group on Eutrophication, which were adopted by the 16th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Berlin in August 2007. The Policy Recommendations are aimed both at national parliaments and governments, and the Rapporteur will keep close contacts with these, as well as with appropriate governmental organizations in the Baltic Sea Region. The Rapporteur has sent a letter to the governments and parliaments, introducing her tasks, and has also distributed a follow-on letter with a set of specific questions regarding the process of implementation.
The Rapporteur is aslo responsible for monitoring the implementation of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan, which was adopted by the governments of the Baltic Sea Region on 15 November 2007.
The Rapporteur has reported on her work to the 17th BSPC in Visby 2008 and 18th BSPC in Nyborg 2009.
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Report 2017 by the BSPC Rapporteur on Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea published
In preparation of the 26 th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Hamburg on 3 – 5 September 2017, the BSPC’s Rapporteur regarding Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea Saara-Sofia Sirén, Member of the Finnish Parliament, has published her report on developments and activities in this policy field. The report informs inter alia about the latest research data on eutrophication and presents a few possible solutions for consideration. “Eutrophication, which is mainly caused by nitrogen and phosphorus loads from land-based sources, is the main cause of the Baltic Sea’s currently challenging status… Much work still lies ahead of us in ensuring that our children have the opportunity to enjoy and sustainably benefit from the Baltic Sea that unites us all.” Saara-Sofia Sirén underlined in the introduction of her report. The Report can be downloaded here and on the Rapporteurs webpage.