Pilsgaard Presentation

Slide 1:Status of the HELCOMBaltic Sea Action PlanHelle Pilsgaard, HELCOM ChairThe 21st Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference”Energy, Ecology and Social Welfare: Cooperation for a Sustainable Development of the Baltic Sea Region”Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 28 August 2012Slide 2:The priorities of the Danish HELCOM ChairmanshipEffective fulfillment of the Baltic Sea Action Planeutrophication, hazardous substances, biodiversity, maritime activitiesA little extra for a healthy Baltic Seainitiatives in areas where additional measures are neededA more dynamic and effective HELCOMstreamlining processes, ensuring synergy and coordination with other policiesSlide 3:Contains measures to achieve and maintain Good Environmental StatusServes as a tool to implement other international legal frameworksImplemented in synergy with the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and other policiesProgress of HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan 2007Progress -BSAP actionsSlide 4:Status for reducing inputs of nutrientsSlide 5:Major investments into waste water treatment to meet high HELCOM standards (e.g. in St. Petersburg, Riga and others)Phase-out of P-containing detergentsBan on sewage discharges from passenger shipsHELCOM Agriculture and Environment ForumBaltHazAR Project (2009-2012, 3,5 M€) and follow-up project (2012-2014, 2.5 M€); EU fundedOngoing process to designate the Baltic Sea as NOx Emission Control Area (NECA) for shippingWork in Progress – many positive examples that will reduce nutrient inputs:Slide 6:Examples of ongoing work on biodiversityDesignation of new marine protected areas (including offshore) and developing and implementation of management plans for such areasAssessment of fisheries impacts in marine protected areas to come up with practical solutions for fisheries supporting biodiversity conservation objectivesInventory and development of restoration plans for important Baltic salmon riversSlide 7:2013 HELCOM Ministerial MeetingTo be held in autumn 2013 under the Danish ChairmanshipEvaluation of the BSAP implementation and national progress towards nutrient reduction scheme, ecological objectives and Good Environmental StatusBased on the above, adjustment of the BSAP and update of targets - adaptive managementSlide 8:Thank you!For more information please contact:Helsinki Commission(HELCOM)Katajanokanlaituri 6 BFI-00160 HelsinkiFinlandwww.helcom.fi